Yes it is very simple to understand that murder is a crime and in most cases it should be punishable by execution It is also very easy to understand that my client George is the man that killed Lennie Small However it is not easy to understand why he killed him and if it is considered murder Thats right all killings are not murder they are not the same thing Killing is the taking of a like but murder is the doing so out of hatred or out of personal gain The state sentences people to death it ki