Quote Originally Posted by Byzantine Mercenary
a number of factors

the intentions of the person making the action

the effect desired by them

their reason for the action

the actual result of the action and how it affects the world

its not black and white but shades of gray
And who's to tell whether someone's intentions are right or wrong? Whether the effect is good or bad... Does individual judgement come into it? Or is there some kind of moral absolute that we can anchor our morality to?