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In america if the police are killing you, resisting that death is a crime. If someone had attempted to stop the police from killing George Floyd, they would hav

In america if the police are killing you, resisting that death is a crime. If someone had attempted to stop the police from killing George Floyd, they would have been arrested and charged. You can imagine the confusion that arises when plain clothes police seize people.

chmod775 6y ago
In most countries you can get off the hook for pretty much anything if you had a good reason to fear for your life. In some countries it's even enough that a police officer is acting (obviously) unlawfully, giving you the right to resist.[1] [1]: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__32.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__32.html
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  In my country (Canada), using firearms for self-defence is almost universally regarded as illegal. However, when police officers exerted a no-knock warrant on the wrong person, and they defended themselves using firearms, they were found illegal, because it was judged that armed intruders violently barging through and threatening you in your home is one of the rare cases where the situation is so outrageous that it is justified. In the US, despite owning guns for self-defence being legal, you will be found guilty of murder for this, and certainly be found guilty of resisting arrest.
  - wonderwonder 6y ago
    Generally this is the case, very often because either dead men tell no tales or the victim was a minority (see Breonna Taylor) . A while back though in TX there was a case where cops executed a no knock raid beginning with a flash bang and the homeowner shot 3 of them. The homeowner was not the target of the raid. He was found not guilty of attempted murder. I am sure the court fees and lost job destroyed his life though. Mug shot also appears to show he was very much roughed up in the process. There are many instances of people using weapons in self defense and then police arrive and kill the gun owner. For instance; Jemel_Roberson' a black armed security guard that subdued a shooter in a bar. Cop showed up and immediately killed the security guard then lied that he was given multiple commands to drop the weapon. Witnesses said the cop arrived and shot the guard within 5 seconds. Later police changed their story and said it was just a case of friendly fire, very sad nothing can be done. And nothing was done. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jemel_Roberson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jemel_Roberson

chmod775 6y ago

In most countries you can get off the hook for pretty much anything if you had a good reason to fear for your life. In some countries it's even enough that a police officer is acting (obviously) unlawfully, giving you the right to resist.[1] [1]: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__32.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__32.html

sudosysgen 6y ago
In my country (Canada), using firearms for self-defence is almost universally regarded as illegal. However, when police officers exerted a no-knock warrant on the wrong person, and they defended themselves using firearms, they were found illegal, because it was judged that armed intruders violently barging through and threatening you in your home is one of the rare cases where the situation is so outrageous that it is justified. In the US, despite owning guns for self-defence being legal, you will be found guilty of murder for this, and certainly be found guilty of resisting arrest.
- wonderwonder 6y ago
  Generally this is the case, very often because either dead men tell no tales or the victim was a minority (see Breonna Taylor) . A while back though in TX there was a case where cops executed a no knock raid beginning with a flash bang and the homeowner shot 3 of them. The homeowner was not the target of the raid. He was found not guilty of attempted murder. I am sure the court fees and lost job destroyed his life though. Mug shot also appears to show he was very much roughed up in the process. There are many instances of people using weapons in self defense and then police arrive and kill the gun owner. For instance; Jemel_Roberson' a black armed security guard that subdued a shooter in a bar. Cop showed up and immediately killed the security guard then lied that he was given multiple commands to drop the weapon. Witnesses said the cop arrived and shot the guard within 5 seconds. Later police changed their story and said it was just a case of friendly fire, very sad nothing can be done. And nothing was done. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jemel_Roberson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jemel_Roberson