Re: life&death? Did He Have An Option ???
"if all polluters were murderers, the jails would be very full."
count the number of cigarette butts you find alongside any given road, especially near bus stops [regardless of whether anti-smoking laws prohibit it], as an example. [enough of them, and they can clog storm drains, right Texas?]
"arson, murder, and littering."
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArsonMurderAndJaywalking
[and don't EVEN get me started on smokers' exhaust polluting the air I need to breathe]