Thou shall not kill...only in war?

[niko_05]

Ok. Thou shall not kill? I have my own thoughts on this however, if we are to assume that the word for kill was a mistranslation for the term murder that changes slightly or does it?. Now I assume that those reading this will "know" or have an idea of the difference between kill and murder.

In war people have saild that killing is not murder (which I can see what they are saying) self defence, protection of country etc. I have also heard that murder is a thought process of setting out to deliberately take the life of another human being?

Question. In war say you are a Special Forces member. As you are on your mission you see an enemy soldier although not threatning as you can bypass safely. However, you decide to take this target down? Would this constitute murder. Bearing in mind it is not essential but it is an enemy in a time of war?

Interested to hear thoughts. Also, situation is hypothetical, very rarely would special forces risk their prescence like this.

Thanks

 

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