There is an ancient story of a Buddhist sea captain who was attacked by pirates and to defend his passengers he killed the pirates. He knew the karmic suffering the pirates would face would be horrible if they continued their life of crime so he decided he would take on the bad karma himself and face the consequences rather than let others (pirates and passengers both) suffer.
The sea captain in this story knew he would suffer deeply for his acts but he knew a greater good would result. Killing another human being, for whatever reason, brings only suffering but is sometimes necessary to prevent greater harm. The death of Osama bin Laden was necessary, but it is nothing to rejoice over.
Life is so precious.
To kill brings deep suffering.
Karma will happen.
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