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> That fatal police shootings, regardless of justification, are homicide is uncontroversial Justified police shootings are not homicide by any definition.
by weberc2 9y ago
> That fatal police shootings, regardless of justification, are homicide is uncontroversial
Justified police shootings are not homicide by any definition.
- jpindar 9y agoThe first dozen or so dictionaries I checked disagree with you.
- weberc2 9y agoWhich dictionaries are those? Here's the Google result: > the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder.
- cornyNetHandle 9y ago"Homicide is the killing of a human being due to the act or failure to act of another. Criminal homicides include murder and manslaughter. Non-criminal homicides include killing in self-defense, a misadventure like a hunting accident or automobile wreck without a violation of law like reckless driving, or legal (government) execution. Suicide is a homicide, but is rarely prosecuted." from definitions.uslegal.com
- papercrane 9y agoTry Websters, Oxfords, or just dictionary.com https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homicide https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homicide https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/homicide https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/homicide http://www.dictionary.com/browse/homicide http://www.dictionary.com/browse/homicide
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- dragonwriter 9y ago> Justified police shootings are not homicide by any definition. Yes, they are; they are pretty much the textbook example of justifiable homicide. They aren't criminal homicides, but not all homicides are criminal.