almost.
the ends justifying the means is evil.
good, the greater good, the milk n cookies good, the mother teressa and ghandi good.. avoids killing at all cost.
this is why self sacrifice is honorable.
while killing one to save one seems fine saving two is good.
put another way, choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. (i say that alot)
the lesser weevil is still a weevil.
the idea that 'i had too or it would have done evil' is false. there are other solutions.
if its an intelligent (int >3) thing then killing it to prevent it from doing evil is evil
if its an animalistic (int 1 or 2) then it is unable to discern right and wrong and cannot do evil it can only survive or follow its training.
if its unintelligent (int -) then its generally not alive and you cannot kill that which eternal lies, wait no, got distracted...
if its unintelligent then its generally not alive and cannot be killed it might be able to be brought to life or it may just be stopped / unanimated. if its brought to life, then killing it is evil.
of course, if your lg god puts a flashing billboard in front of you that says go kill the son bitch... well i guess you get a by on that one..
one could argue the degree's of evil, and how 1% evil is not really enough to count, but that an argument with the devil and only happens in hell..
none of the above applies to politicians, lawyers and clowns. as they are evil incarnate.