I mean like if a cop shoots somebody (criminal) Why don't they say you murdered them or like in a war they always say the other side murdered them but did they not murder them aswell?
2007-08-31 03:26:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's called defense of self and property.
Self defense...not murder. It's perfectly legal to kill someone who is attempting to harm you, your family or steal your property.
2007-08-31 03:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Adam G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-06-11 13:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lorenzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make a really good point, however, policemen have the authority to use deadly force, they generally run everything they do by their supervisor and central dispatch keeps a running log of all disturbances.
Regarding military force, in the military you have the "rules of engagement". In some cases, countries will try to pursue murder charges against certain enemy soldiers. This is a tactic they use to make their own crimes that are getting too much media attention get less attention. Presently, there have been several American soldiers who have been charged with murder (war crimes) because they received bad intelligence on a certain building and went inside to overtake a terrorist cell and ended up murdering women and children.
It all boils down to legality.
If a cop shoots a criminal to death, you can bet there will be an investigation. There was a cop in Arkansas who mistakenly shot and killed a mentally "challenged" young man who was trying to cooperate. The police were out on a manhunt for a dangerous fugitive. The young man fit the description of the fugitive.
The cop ended up being suspended and doing time in jail for the charge of manslaughter. He was only charged with a misdemeanor violation, though, no felony, so after serving his sentence, he gets to go back to being a cop. That's a little scary isn't it?
I was active duty army during Desert Storm.
Given my military training, I never go anywhere without first researching the crime rate of the place I am going. I follow all the basic rules of personal safety. Being out in public view, with lots of people around, and so on.
2007-08-31 03:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is considered a murder if a cop shoots somebody when it was not justified. Most of the time it is considered a justifiable homicide in the line of duty. If your just being a bleeding heart lib then it is a dumb question.
2007-08-31 03:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by El Guapo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Murder" is usually a word used to describe a criminal act. The use of lethal force on someone engaged in a criminal act can be
"murder" or justifiable homicide depending on the conditions of the shooting.
2007-08-31 03:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We, the cops, don't want to shoot anyone, we just want to have a nice peaceful day just like everyone else. Sometimes we have to shoot someone in order to stop them from killing us or someone else. I said stop, not kill. If that person dies it IS considered a homicide and is investigated as such. The justice system will decide whether or not the shooting was justified or not. If not, the cop will go to prison like everyone else.
2007-08-31 03:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by Bob Lahblah 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Murder implies wrongfully killed.
Example - the shooter murdered 5 people
killed implies justified and accidental.
Example -
The convict was killed while escaping
the teens where killed in a car accident
2007-08-31 03:30:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Murder is the deliberate and unjust taking of a life.
If a cop shoots someone who is armed and threatening him or others, that is fully justified - because it is in defense of others' lives.
A soldier kills the enemy because the enemy is also shooting at them. He is not killing the enemy because he wants to - but because he has to. He is not acting of his own volition in this.
2007-08-31 03:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
mur·der
–noun
1. Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder), and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder).
2007-08-31 03:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by r1b1c* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they do; it depends on the circumstances. If a homeowner encounters a burglar and shoots him dead, it is self-defense if the homeowner was in reasonable fear of his life. But if the burglar surrenders, and the homeowner then shoots him, that's murder.
2007-08-31 03:46:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋