Will a person be punished if he kills a notorious criminal in self defending .If Yes / No then why ?

Answer 1

No, if it was TRUE self defense you shouldn't. Shooting him while he runs away isn't self defense no matter what he was doing 5 minutes before..the immediate threat is now gone...he is going away....

Once the immediate threat is over it is no longer needed to "defend" your life...then it isn't self defense

think of these words that my cop friends tell me " I was scared for the life and safety of myself and my family, I shot (or whatever you did) to stop the threat" You should be under that immediate fear to claim self defense.

The notorious criminal part should make no difference to you feeling threatened. The criminal handling you does. Charlie manson gets out...I walk past him on the street...doesn't give me the right to kill him without punishment unless his hands were wrapped around my throat...just as an example....

Answer 2

Self defense is considered an affirmative defense. Once raise by a defendant the prosecution must prove the defendant did not have justification to use force. The defense doesn't have to prove anything.

The aspect of being a notorious criminal has no affect on the law but it could help to sway a jury.

Answer 3

According to the law in every US jurisdiction I'm familiar with, no, you shouldn't be punished *IF* killing the attacker (notorious criminal or not) was the only way to save yourself. Notice, that is a big *IF*.

In real life, the answer may well be "Yes! You will be punished." Why? Well, there is a tiny grain of truth in the old bromide that "No good deed goes unpunished."

Answer 4

Well, there still would need to be court dates. However it will not matter if the person that was killed was a criminal or not. The judge will have to decide if the living person acted upon self defense or not. If it was found that self defense was the factor, then the living person MAY walk away. But if it was found that the living person did not act upon self defense, then there may be problems

Answer 5

I would have to say no. I've never heard of anyone being punished for killing in self-defense. It's one of the only circumstances that, legally, murder is acceptable. I think the other reason it would be acceptable would be if you felt someone else were in immanent physical danger from the person you killed; the courts would then find that a reasonable defense for murder.

I'm not a lawyer though, but that's how I understand it.

Answer 6

If Someone kills Criminal in Self-Defending he/she should not be Punished.

Answer 7

Depends if you live in the UK or USA.
In the UK we would sentence you to at least 20 years.
The killers family would receive about a £1,000,000 and all your assets would be handed over to them as well.
You would however get a TV in your cell, Snooker when ever you want and moved to an open prison after 3 months.
OOPS last one is only if you are a rapist and promise to take your drugs faithfully because the authorities would get get very upset with you if you didnt.
Yep most sensible place for once is the USA

Answer 8

"self-defense"- only as a last resort to protect yourself or perhaps someone else from serious bodily injury or death. what the court will take into consideration is what the outcome would have been if you did not kill the notorious criminal, ask yourself this same question

Answer 9

Here is Oklahoma we have a Make My Day law. Basically, you can kill or use any force necessary if you are threatened. If you shot anyone in self defense and could prove it, you would not be punished as you broke no law.

Answer 10

In some states a harming a police dog is the same as assaulting a police officer. Felony charges should apply. The dog is recognized as a police working dog, not a pet, and is trained specially for police duties, so yeah there is no defense for killing a police dog, lucky the guy didn't get shot by the officers on scene.