There is this scene in Menace to Society where the viewpoint character is robbing this other guy at gunpoint in a fast food drive-through. In addition to demanding all the cool accessories adorning both the driver and his car, our hero tells the victim what munchies he wants ordered from the drive-through. The victim is flustered and orders the wrong thing. "I SAID A CHEESEBURGER, MOTHERFUCKER," our hero screams, jabbing his firearm into his mark, "WHY YOU MAKE ME KILL YOU FOR NOTHING?" This is one of my very very very favorite moments in cinema.
Which brings up the moral question of what constitutes killing someone for nothing? Obviously you have blood right if someone kills, mutilates and/or rapes one of your family members and/or loved ones. Betrayal of trust is the second clear justification for murder; if a person takes advantage of your belief in them, he or she deserves to get whacked. If we can trust no one, then we are all truly alone. And I think someone deserves to be rubbed out if they condemn you to lifelong solitary for no crime of your own.
But what if you want to commit murder just to blow off some steam? To de-stress a little before your aromatherapy bath. Well, I actually feel it is wrong to just climb up on a water tower and start blasting random people. I think you should have a reason. Life is too random as it is and the people who deserve payback get it too rarely.
Still, you should be able to rack up a decent body count killing only people
who: (1) Kill, mutilate and/or rape one of your family members and/or loved
ones. (2) Betray your trust. (3) Cut you off during the drive home after a
hard day's work. (4) Give you a form to fill out, make you wait three months,
and then tell you you filled out the wrong form. (5) Anyone who works at a DMV
on purpose (Make exceptions if they are doing it to pay for their
cancer-ridden grandma's operation.) (6) Anyone with a we-don't-want-your-kind-around-here
bumper sticker, whether or not they live in Cobb County. (7) Anyone who claims you are
not on the guest list when you can see your name right there. (8) Anyone who tries to
steal your partner (Get a really hot significant other and you'll be in the Pol Pot
Hall of Fame!) (9) Any landlord who refuses to be responsible for water damage
and suchlike caused by leaky pipes and other building violations
(See BLTs #3.2, 5.1 and 5.4.) (10) Give sincere criticism of your taste
in music, food and/or selection of reading material.
And keep in mind that I like my cheeseburgers: plain, add bacon. Thanks.