Obsessed with Christine to the end, his last statement as he left his cell was, 'to kill is the final possession'. But Muldowney was wrong. He had never possessed Christine; the resistance burning within her was too great.
Clare MulleyTags: wwii murder obsession resistance biography possession spies second-world-war christine-granville krystyna-skarbek special-agents
Afterwards Smiley always thought of that interview as a fan dance; a calculated progression of disclosures, each revealing different parts of a mysterious entity. Finally Steed-Asprey, who seemed to be Chairman, removed the last veil, and the truth stood before him in all its dazzling nakedness. He was being offered a post in what, for want of a better name, Steed-Asprey blushingly described as the Secret Service.
John Le CarréTags: murder spy secret-service
Cory wondered if maybe some people were better off dead. When you’re dead you don’t have to face the horrors of life, whether it’s striving to be the best, dealing with something bad you or somebody else did, dealing with someone’s death or anything. Most people, if not everyone, had a reason to die. Dead people can’t even be upset about dying because they’re dead.
Jesse FreedomTags: insanity murder death suicide
The most terrifying part was that the evil dwelling in those eyes could've gone unnoticed by many.
Sidney KnightTags: rage murder evil anger disturbed
I have sometimes thought that I have been burdened with a pack of ten misfortunes, any one of which if borne by my neighbor would be enough to make a murderer out of him.
Osamu DazaiTags: life murder sadness suffering struggle crime depression
You wanted to show everyone you could write about the black heart of a killer. And all the while pretending you don't even have your own dark desires.
Naoyuki OchiaiTags: life writing murder killing desire
The serial murderer often seeks the very form of capital punishment that is being held over his head as a deterrent.
Joel NorrisTags: murder crime capital-punishment serial-killer
Because his killing is not a passion of the moment but a compelling urge that has been growing within him sometimes for years, he has completely amalgamated this practice into his lifestyle.
Joel NorrisTags: murder serial-killer sociopath
I think that a good start at this problem is to enunciate our ethical theory that underlies our moral judgements. According to the version of divine command ethics which I’ve defended, our moral duties are constituted by the commands of a holy and loving God. Since God doesn’t issue commands to Himself, He has no moral duties to fulfill. He is certainly not subject to the same moral obligations and prohibitions that we are. For example, I have no right to take an innocent life. For me to do so would be murder. But God has no such prohibition. He can give and take life as He chooses. We all recognize this when we accuse some authority who presumes to take life as “playing God.” Human authorities arrogate to themselves rights which belong only to God. God is under no obligation whatsoever to extend my life for another second. If He wanted to strike me dead right now, that’s His prerogative.
What that implies is that God has the right to take the lives of the Canaanites when He sees fit. How long they live and when they die is up to Him.
Tags: ethics murder yahweh christian-morality divine-command-theory biblical-morality genocide-in-the-bible canaanite-genocide christian-morals
By setting such strong, harsh dichotomies God taught Israel that any assimilation to pagan idolatry is intolerable. It was His way of preserving Israel’s spiritual health and posterity. God knew that if these Canaanite children were allowed to live, they would spell the undoing of Israel. The killing of the Canaanite children not only served to prevent assimilation to Canaanite identity but also served as a shattering, tangible illustration of Israel’s being set exclusively apart for God.
William Lane CraigTags: ethics murder paganism yahweh dichotomy christian-morality divine-command-theory biblical-morality genocide-in-the-bible canaanite-genocide christian-morals killing-of-children
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