> all the circumstances at the time, I disagree. > when someone is murdered/killed/slaughtered/assassinated and it was > wrong, surely someone should be convicted. > > that is my entire point is: theres no excuse for killing someone by > "accident" or by tension or whatever.
Of course there is. Should every soldier in every war who ever killed an enemy be found guilty of murder? Should the paramedics who attended the scene of the explosions and due to the number of casualties had to prioritise treatment be found guilty of murdering someone because they didn't get treated in time? If you were sitting in a park with your family and some nutter with a knife came and attacked you all and you clubbed him over the head with a cricket bat and killed him, should YOU be guilty of murder? As far as the Police were concerned, the man they were going after was already dead.. muslim suicide bombers go through a death ritual before they go off to commit murder because then they are spiritually dead (and conveniently bypass the thou shalt not commit murder commandment or equivalent). The man they were going after was going to kill himself. World - 1 man. Given they thought that, their sole aim was to prevent him killing other innocent civilians. Do you understand, he was going to die if they shot him or not - that was the rationale. Why do you think they did it otherwise, surely it would have been better to take him alive and question him? So, in answer to your question, YES it is perfectly reasonable in the world we live in (ie not some utopian dream world you seem to live in) for one man to kill another and not be guilty of murder. The police have the general public's (thats yours and mine) authority to kill if the circumstances dictate. One of those circumstances is if such a person is about to threaten the life of a member of the public. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
