@galenkp, thank you for the props. And there are degrees of moral and ethical debate on the value of a person, granted, as in the case of a person who kills another in defense of his family or an innocent. That is not murder, as murder is the unlawful premeditative killing of another person for selfish means. Killing in the moment of self-defense, while on duty as a police office, or as a soldier in combat is not murder in most ethical systems. And then there is the case of redemption: how long does someone have to pay for their crimes? If someone who committed a murder is released from prison, that means that society has agreed that he has paid for his crimes, and there are still restrictions on his freedoms, but when do we say that he has paid and stop labeling him as a "murderer"? All valid ethical questions, for sure...

I'm just glad that someone is reading, and that there is a chance that anyone out there can gain some comfort or support from the crap that I have been through, and that a reader will feel at least a little bit less alone.
#Respect