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Not just uncaught murderers, there are a lot of people who have killed without legally being considered murderers.

People who killed people in accidents such as driving accidents or hunting accidents

People who killed in self defense

Soldiers who killed enemy soldiers

Executioners

Police officers who have killed on duty

Doctors and nurses who have made mistakes that accidentally killed patients

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[–] Jimjim@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. There judicial/extrajudicial murders. There is different levels of manslaughter / accidental killings and such. Then there are the different degrees of murder. Even the mislabeling of products hsve brought "manslaughter" charges...

Anyway, yeah, many many people are either directly, or indirectly related/responsible for someone's death.

In a sense, by levels of separation, I am indirectly responsible for a couple different people's death...

Its not something that someone would put blame on me, I mean, I used to party with a lot of people, these people died while "partying"... not while around me, or because of me, but I didnt discourage the "partying" these folks were doing.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 3 points 3 days ago

many many people are either directly, or indirectly related/responsible for someone’s death.

You want to get philosophical? Every mother and father are both directly responsible for the death of their children - even when that death is natural causes by old age, it wouldn't have happened if they weren't born.

[–] noughtnaut@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

...or someone who killed themselves...

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Went to high school with one.

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[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 days ago

Old guys who killed fiddy men

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago

The candy shop guy where I grew up was apparently a Serbian specops deserter of the Yugoslavian war.

So yeah, probs.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I think I've met 3 murderers, two before they murdered, one after the fact.

One was mentally unstable and sad, then made fun of, second I met was kind and normal, third was dumb bulky drug dealer that was also kind.

None of them were evil or psychopaths or any of those typical traits and it made me think that to become a murdered you have to be both unlucky and triggered in a meaningful way.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've known several people in the military, who saw combat and have confirmed kills. Half my family, basically.

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[–] TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

In my younger years, I knew many people who killed others.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’ve seen a person get killed, but was lucky enough to not have met the killer.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is like a riddle.

Landmine?

Sniper?

Car bomb?

Vietnam pitt trap?

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

What about it?

[–] radix@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yes, but I haven't seen him since he killed two people, partially because he's been in prison for the last ~28 years.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Yup, I know someone who was in a car accident and the other driver was killed

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