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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 296348" data-attributes="member: 151">I think you're missing Henry's point.  They don't think it's evil.  Unethical or immoral, yes, but not evil.  Both of those examples fall under the "it's not really hurting anyone" category.A good example is that of Londo Mollari on Babylon5.  The architect of the murder of millions...all in the name of Nationalism and pride.  He didn't see himself as evil, but his victims sure did.  Most people will rework events in their mind so that what they do isn't evil to them.  Dehumanize an enemy, and you have no problem doing horrible, unspeakable things to him...because it serves a greater good, or because they have transgressed against your creed or code.  The difference between a holy crusade and the motivation of a serial killer can be uncomfortably close.  As for professional killers...many of them, I'd wager, work on a grander scheme of the shoplifter, mentally.  "Everybody dies.  Better them than me.  Someone's gonna do it.  I mostly kill other criminals, anyway. I'm just looking out for me and mine....etc."  That said, I do believe there are intentionally evil folks.  Some are just plain amoral, and others just need to be put down like a dog.  I'm not terribly charitable when it comes to those who harm children, for example, whether they're insane or not.  But that's just me.</blockquote>