Murdering Voldemort (was: What would you think if.....)

[Elihu Falk]

No: HPFGUIDX 92990

David:
 
<snip part of a sentence> even if a court has condemned someone to death, for example, that doesn't make it lawful for the ordinary citizen to kill them if they escape. <snip> The reason for this post is that, whatever one's RL definition of murder, I'm pretty sure that for Harry to kill Voldemort in any situation other than immediate self-defence *would* be regarded as murder by Harry, and, I think, by the narrative voice of the story.
 
Elihu:
 
If I'm not mistaken, if someone's likely to kill any moment without warning, killing him is self-defence. You don't need to let them aim the gun (or the wand) before you can kill them.


Elihu

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