Why is MURDER so glossed in our society?
Maybe because long ago, and still today, killing for a (good) cause can be shown as a good thing. Killing makes a big influence, for good or for evil, therefore, many times, the killers are the ones who make the most difference. I am not saying that there aren't people who are equally as effective peacefully, but killing works more often, simply because for peaceful resistance to work, you have to be remembered and supported by a large mass of people, and you can be repressed. Killing someone in power is impossible to cover up, therefore you can't help but be remembered, or at least your actions can't. If someone were to assassinate Hitler, they would be considered a huge hero, because although the means is still evil, it would have an enormous positive effect. The assassin could still be considered wicked, but not many would call him that, considering the circumstances. Therefore, since killers are often celebrated, their actions may have inherited some of their reverence.