> Because the assassin can't know what state the process is in,
> so the process may not complete correctly?
>> This is a general problem with killing, not specific to Windows, and
> it never stopped a killer.
Psychotic Killer: [wielding knife and pulling back shower curtain]
HA! Prepare to die!
Female Programmer: No, wait! You can't kill me now, you don't
know what state I'm in!