If that were true, murdering someone with little to no connections (e.g. a homeless person) wouldn't be a crime. As a citizen my motivation for punishing murde

If that were true, murdering someone with little to no connections (e.g. a homeless person) wouldn't be a crime. As a citizen my motivation for punishing murder is to keep society stable and my family safe. It doesn't matter who was murdered, it matters that the perpetrator is tried.