A death that results from your actions is basically killing someone, unless your a politician, right?
449100
Yeah...if you're a private citizen, then killing someone is Murder. If you're a member of the armed forces, then killing someone is a way to get an education and do what you honestly believe is your duty. If you're a politician, killing many many people is just another day in the office.\n\nAnyone notice that the further you get from the consequences of your actions, the easier it becomes to act in an inhumane way? Gee...wonder if I should write to my Prime Minister and your President about that...
706473
well when that country has stated publicly they want YOU dead.....yes I do.  I prefer to be proactive.  but I guess thats just me.
981588
it depends if you had the intent to kill or not.\n\nIf you had the intent to kill, yes, you could be charged with murder.
102297
Nope, sorry. When you die you get your six feet of cold earth. What you leave behind is your legacy, nothing more. Make your life count. This ain't no dress rehersal.
1159784
Nope.\nOne body, one suicide.  Otherwise it would be semi-double jeapordy.\nBesides- how would they be charged for murder if they are dead? =D
536405
why is this in politics? you want to die because you are a weak person for not taking the effort to try.
1153261
Welcome to reality. Soldiers killing each other does not solve any problems.\n\nThese people in office don't give a damn about the soldiers dying for their politics, as long as they get re-elected by those dipsh*ts who go to political conventions and act like the peoples' vote actually means something.
380343
Killing a king may start a war, depends on the king i suppose.  If he's the war monger, then the war would probably end.
1154373
You can become a politician.
538870
from what I can see, important public figures, killed for political reasons, are assassinated whereas murder refers to the rest of us.  Take a look at the follwoing defintions, they have some good distinctions... hope that helped\n\n\n\nDefinitions of assassination on the Web:\n\n    * character assassination: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation\n    * murder of a public figure by surprise attack\n      wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn\n\n    * In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. An assassin — one who carries out the assassination — is usually motivated by ideological or political reasons. Other motivations may be money in the case of a hitman; opposition to a person's beliefs or belief systems in the case of a fanatic; orders from a government that are often carried about by a subversive agent such as a spy; or loyalty to a competing leader or group.\n      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination\n\n    * [country or state]--[city]\n      www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm1/app-b.html\n\n    * of the Coptic prime minister Butrus Ghali by a young Muslim nationalist. One of its repercussions was a new Coptic mistrust of the Muslim Egyptian nationalists. A Coptic Congress met in Asyut in 1911 to voice specifically Coptic political demands, which were rejected by a rival Muslim Congress convened in Heliopolis that year. 6\n      www.bartleby.com/67/1374.html\n\n    * The killing of a political leader or other public figure.\n      regentsprep.org/Regents/global/vocab/topic_alpha.cfm\n\n    * Two Presidents of the United States have been assassinated,—Abraham Lincoln by J Wilkes Booth, and James A. Garfield by Guiteau. The latter was called a crank or half crazy. There has never been any real conspiracy for assassination in this country, on a large scale. Booth had confederates, but represented no secret cabal, like the Russian Nihilists.\n      www.people.virginia.edu/~rmf8a/gaskell/poldict.htm\n\n\n\nDefinitions of murder on the Web:\n\n    * kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"\n    * unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being\n    * mangle: alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"\n      wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn\n\n    * Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. It may be legal to kill, but still murder in the moral sense. Opponents of the death penalty argue that it is simply murder by the state. Proponents of limited government argue that moral murder is never legal murder unless and until the government meets the limits and standards required of it, such as due process, proof beyond a reasonable doubt, trial by jury, appellate review, etc.\n      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder\n\n    * Murder! a 1930 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel and play called Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson. The film stars Herbert Marshall, Nora Baring.\n      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder!\n\n    * Murder is the name of a single by British group New Order. Released on the Factory Benelux imprint in 1984, it is an instrumental piece, but also contains samples from films such as and Caligula. The b-side is an instrumental version of the previous single by the group, "Thieves Like Us". The sleeve art is a "night-time" version of the sleeve art from the previous single. Both tracks are available on 1987's compilation, Substance.\n      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(single)\n\n    * 1. The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. 2. Slang. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder. 3. The collective noun for crows.\n      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(disambiguation)\n\n    * The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.\n      www.securityoncampus.org/scho
773343
It would be considered suicide. When one willfully kills there self that's what it is. Good question to ponder though I believe if l were dying a slow and painful death l would want to find a way to do it
582871
yes it happened, and there is no rationale to kill your opponenets if you are a prophet, it used to be in reality if you are a politician (although it is not acceptable anymore). This is the problem when faith gets mixed with politics.
752766
I haven't followed this political case, but I believe that any law named after a person is questionable since those pusing it will often be reacting based on emotion and grief, rather than reason.\n\nAny good law will have safeguards, and rational provisions so that whatever action is made illegal is really the action that is the threat. I generally oppose laws that make actions illegal just because they might, in combination with other actions, have the potential to cause harm. I believe in punishing those who cause the harm, and not limiting action based purely on speculation.\n\nThat being said, the voting process has become an emotional one. People -- whether voters or legislators -- pass laws based on their gut reactions, often without any concern for the consequences or long term effects. Logic and reason have largely been abandoned in favor of making headlines.\n\nAnd sadly, that's not likely to change any time soon. Good luck.
878113
it was political suicide
822148
no. in my opinion whoever kills is a w**ker. i get your point mate. and i agree.
1027265
In my opinion his own government had him murdered.
496162
only when someone dies