Thread: The Rule of Law
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Old November 28, 2008, 07:49 PM   #11
Hkmp5sd
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The part about 'may do' is totally incorrect and will land the LEO in prison.
Please explain. If a LEO is chasing a person known to have committed a crime and is at the point of losing the guy, shoots the guy to prevent his escape, that meets none of your "not murder" criteria. The LEO isn't in danger, isn't at war, etc. However, it is a legal shooting (at least in the state I live in). It is totally legal to shoot a fleeing felon to prevent his escape. If the guying isn't actually committing a crime (other than running from a LEO), the only reason the cop has to shoot him is to prevent anything he may do in the future. You know, the "danger to society" clause.


If "rule of law" was absolute, there would not be this thing called "Jury Nullification."

Nothing is absolute ('cept maybe vodka).
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