One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Why does the Chief kill McMurphy in the end?

Why does the Chief kill McMurphy in the end?

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After the lobotomy, Mc Murphy is brain dead.... he's nothing more than a vegetable. The Chief, unwilling to leave him that way, commits a mercy killing. He puts Mc Murphy out of his misery.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest