Sniper killing

Would you consider a drone-strike to be murder?
Or a tomahawk strike?
What about a tank that fires at targets 2 miles away?
A plane that drops a bomb?

Each of them also involves the delivery of a projectile of some form or other at an enemy target, often with additional explosive power rather than relying on sheer kinetic force.

If these are not to be considered murder, why would a sniper shot be any different?
Because of the perceived personal involvement of the shooter?
Because the target was unaware of the shot being fired?
 
Ryan Cleckner, a former U.S. Army Ranger sniper who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and wrote the authoritative “Long Range Shooting Handbook,” called the feat an “incredible”
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    impossible to believe.
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Private to sergeant
"Sarg, I can't shoot women and children"
Sergeant to private:
"Sure you can, just don't lead 'em as much"

War is a criminal enterprise
Dead is dead no matter what label you put on it.
 
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Baldeee said:
Would you consider a drone-strike to be murder?
Or a tomahawk strike?
What about a tank that fires at targets 2 miles away?
A plane that drops a bomb?

Each of them also involves the delivery of a projectile of some form or other at an enemy target, often with additional explosive power rather than relying on sheer kinetic force.

If these are not to be considered murder, why would a sniper shot be any different?
Because of the perceived personal involvement of the shooter?
Because the target was unaware of the shot being fired?
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I am aware of your analoge, all that is murdering, We obey orders, we try to do our best, What a tragedy?
One side is enjoying and the other is crying.
 
billvon said:
That's true of war in general, not just sniper work.

Both sides are crying.
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I did not mean to pick on the sniper ,nor on anybody in uniform.
I just thought that if anybody wants eliminate some at large distance can do it by using a sniper scope.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Sorry, you are right. There's a second criterion.

It occurred between combatants in a war. Both sides were soldiers, in armies, combat-ready.

The Holocaust was murder because it targeted unarmed, civilian non-combatants.
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What would be called dropping nuclear bomb on civilian ?
 
I think that a sniper hitting a target 3,540 meters away is an amazing technical feat.

The Canadian Army has a reputation in the US Army for the excellence of its snipers.
 
So, is this all a sign to allied ground forces being a step closer in Syria and Iraq?
 
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