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Or is it justified but not necessarily a matter of morality, just necessity?
We look for the presence of or absence of justification to determine whether a killing is right or wrong and thus moral or immoral. A justified killing is a killing that is morally right. I believe there can be instances of a killing that is justified but not necessary, so I believe there are instances of unnecessary killings that are nevertheless justified. For instance, an officer that is shot and continues to be shot at would be justified in returning fire and killing the assailant, but a choice to not return fire shows that it's not undebatably necessary.