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Originally Posted by Russ D
I'm sure in battle you have kill-or-be-killed situations. When people you are defending are threatened by death, you are authorised to kill. I'd consider that to be different from a nation or section of society who want someone executed that way when other possibilities are available.
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I was a sniper Russ, and snipers rarely do kill-or-be-killed stiuations. That sorta defeats the exercise of stalking your target, and taking one deliberate aimed killing shot. So in a way, to the uniniatated, sniping is rather like execution.