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Originally Posted by Cipher
If a police (man) shot another man. the man must die.
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Huh? I'm not sure what you mean there. Are you saying that if a police officer shoots someone who's innocent he, the police officer, should be put to death, or are you claiming the if a police officer shoots someone, the person deserved to die no matter what? Or something else? I'd argue against either of those positions though.
In the former, while the officer is clearly responsible and should lose his job and face jail time, the death penalty is too severe for it. I'd say manslaughter charges would be more appropriate. In the latter, just because someone's a cop does not mean they're Judge Dredd. There's a judicial process for a reason. The cop on the street does not get to decide whether someone's guilty. Of course there are situations where lethal force is required.