(idea) by clampe Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:17:26
Implies guilt. When you kill someone, you presumably have some chance of getting their blood on your hands, hence the metaphor.

There are several stories where someone is cursed for atrocities by having their hands drip blood endlessly, causing them not to be able to eat or interact socially.

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