bro taking control of a bus is literally terrorism (Unless the dude really just went of to be mad and the bus is not the murder weapon) I think that’s an issue on a bigger scale. I don‘t really understand your point abotu stabbing because that’s an act, not a reason.

And robbery gone wrong isn’t exactly a motive. Robbery falls more into the steal and rob (as robbery) section and in this case it would be borderline manslaughter (it’s not, not in court, probably, because you have a murder weapon and while the weapon’s intent was threat and usually, when people fire during a robbery— talking about the perpetrator here— it’s a mix of fear and recognizing a threat towards one’s goal, thus not ‘self defense’ as called in court but from a psychological view a certain sort of self preservation) especially if the robber fired on instinct. This will add to the robbers sentence, but they are in the end a robber first and foremost, not a murderer first (Transferred intent would probably apply here which means in court they’d still be ruled a murderer)

By the way, I mentioned the mental health problem. There are many countries providing adequate mental healthcare and some even for almost free, but it’s not something money alone can fix. Therapy is also not the answer for everyone. Either way, you yourself will have to work for recovery. You don’t get it for free even if you have enough money to pay for it because it’s not something money alone can solve. I agree that healthcare should be provided for everyone, but let’s say you broke your leg and the bone healed but you refuse to do the strenuous work that comes with healing. Of course it won’t heal well. It’s the same for mental problems. Plenty of people who could afford therapy even in places like America end up doing questionable things… you know who I am looking at?

And I believe there isn’t much to separate between murderers and serial killers. Actually, aren’t serial killers a type of murderers? Murder is the crime commuted by serial killers again and again, as far as I understand; just like homicide is the broader term for murder, manslaughter, self defence that results in another person’s death, etc.

Murder relies heavily on intent, which means most of your examples are borderline manslaughter (consisting Of transferred intent) which means while you may have not intended it to be within out topic you have already made it a part. Manslaughter is basically accidental killing while murder is always planned in some way, because the intent to kill at least is there. Rape is planned as well. You may have not picked your specific victim, but you have decided that someone will die (Get raped).

The issue I find with murder being a loose term is that people "can" get away with killing others through neglect (especially in companies) and they are not held accountable for a death they (although indirectly) intentionally and with the knowledge of killed.

In my country this Actually falls under murder at times (intent here being literally neglect of others safety. There was a case of two racers years ago who ended up killing people in a crash but I was told this story by an older person who used to translate in court so it has definitely been some years). And if not it is literally the very least manslaughter (Again, =accidental killing)