If the police kill someone, is it considered murder?
Using deadly force or otherwise.
14 Answers
- 6 months ago
It depends. If they're doing it as part of their job then no it's not, then if they're doing it as an off duty police officer with intent to kill someone then yes it is. No one including Police Officers are above the law
- .Lv 66 months ago
mur·der
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noun
1.
the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
If they were acting according to the law, no.
- 6 months ago
If you are asking if every time some cop kills someone, it is or is not murder, that makes no sense.
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- oldprofLv 76 months ago
Sure if it's unwarranted in the line of duty. They have to abide by the same laws as anyone has to.
- ?Lv 66 months ago
Murder is essentially defined as the act of imposing death upon a human in a manner that some law that governs you deems illegal.
- Anonymous6 months ago
Depends if it was in self-defence. A policeman was recently convicted of murdering a woman who called and reported a disturbance outside. When the police car arrived, she ran towards the car only for the policeman to shoot her dead.
- Anonymous6 months ago
sometimes it is, other n times it is not.
A few former cops are in jail now for murder while on duty