Ahhh, yeah I mean I think everyone holds some of the blame, both in my story and in the real world assassination situation.
My hope was to provoke people who would read my hypothetical story and think "that's justified" but also believe that killing a CEO is horrible and bad to rethink whether those things are really so far apart and who is to blame.
As a society we should strive to eliminate situations where people are dying, both from lack of healthcare and as retaliation for profiting off denying people care. Great power should come with great responsibility, and shirking of that responsibility should come with great consequences. We shouldn't be letting people stab eachother in the streets (or assassinate CEOs) but to profit off denying care to people should aslso have consequences. Assassination is an overcorrection, but it is perhaps closer to justice than a Manhattan penthouse.
FWIW I regret saying that I would expect the jury to acquit. I don't really. I just think that the context here is complex and we have to wrestle with it in order to be consistent in how we judge the act of killing.
My hope was to provoke people who would read my hypothetical story and think "that's justified" but also believe that killing a CEO is horrible and bad to rethink whether those things are really so far apart and who is to blame.
As a society we should strive to eliminate situations where people are dying, both from lack of healthcare and as retaliation for profiting off denying people care. Great power should come with great responsibility, and shirking of that responsibility should come with great consequences. We shouldn't be letting people stab eachother in the streets (or assassinate CEOs) but to profit off denying care to people should aslso have consequences. Assassination is an overcorrection, but it is perhaps closer to justice than a Manhattan penthouse.
FWIW I regret saying that I would expect the jury to acquit. I don't really. I just think that the context here is complex and we have to wrestle with it in order to be consistent in how we judge the act of killing.