We are killing, every one of us, every moment of the day - just by living. And if one realizes this, is this very realization itself not a conscious consent to murder? If a truly circumspect Jain was truly serious about not killing anything, wouldn't his only recourse be to kill himself?

Finally, this being America, there is the constant possibility of murder.

He liked murder. Murder and long walks had been two of his favorite things when he was younger.