[drudman]

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Yes I believe he committed murder and quite clearly so.

This is only loosely related to the abortion debate.

I would have a lot of sex if given a port-o-clone 7000

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Agreed, it is murder, according to the definition of murder.

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It is murder under the common law definition of murder, but I was really trying to ask a moral question rather than a legal question.

Was his overall act, flipping the switch on and then off in quick succession, immoral? If so, did its immorality approach that of more traditional kinds of murder?

Does your sense of justice demand that he be punished?

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Great, now you're talking.

Absolute moral codes do not exist. For me, personally, I don't put too high a premium on human life. I believe that murder is immoral when it: a) causes the deceased significant pain, either physically, or mentally, AND/OR b) causes those who live significant pain (this would be of the mental kind only I guess)