Whether you directly cause death or end up as a stepping stone for it, you can make your choice.
Punishment is dealt either way and the guilt lingers on your soul forever.
But what happens if you don't have a choice in the first place?
Is your punishment as harsh?
Does guilt eat away at you as painfully?
The debates of these questions vary, as do the answers.
They all depend on who you are and what affects your choices.
But after all of it is over you can be happy, or be forgotten.