Why doesn’t the general think what he does is murder in “the dangerous games” ?

The general thinks the world is divided into strong and weak, and that the strong have the right to do as they please. He also thinks that killing the "sc.um" of the earth should not be regarded as murder.

Explanation:

This question is about the short story "The Most Dangerous Game", by Richard Connell. The hunter Rainsford ends up in an island owned by general Zaroff. Zaroff has grown tired of hunting animals. He thinks it is no fun to chase and kill a beast incapable of reasoning. He now hunts and kills men. The general invites Rainsford to join him in doing so, but Rainsford quickly refuses, accusing Zaroff of being a murderer.

Zaroff, however, thinks Rainsford is naive, blaming his probable religious upbringing and Romantic view of the world for his inability to understand that this is not murder. To the general, there is nothing wrong with killing those who are weaker or who are worth less then yourself. In his own words:

"Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the sc.um of the earth: sailors from tramp ships--lassars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels--a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them."

Note. I had to type "sc.um" because wouldn't let me post the answer otherwise.

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