Re: California officer kills man by mistake

Mike wrote:
Ret. wrote:
Mike wrote:


With power comes responsibility. They want and have the power to
kill so they should accept the responsibility of justifying their
actions.

And indeed they do. No-one, least of all firearms officers, is
suggesting that after a lethal shooting (or any shooting come to
that) there should be no investigation and consideration of the
circumstances.

Ian Blair stated, quite clearly, that he did not want an independent
investigation, he wanted the "investigation" to be conducted by his
own people.

[snip]

Cynic even wants firearms
officers who mistakenly kill to be automatically charged with
murder (although ISTM that the legal definition of murder would
have to be changed to accommodate that!).

The current definition is sufficient. If they honestly believed
there was an immediate to life, killing would be justified and they
would be acquitted. The innocent have nothing to fear.

But you have to be able to prove 'guilty mind' - and if the CPS
decide that there is no way to prove guilty mind, then there is no
possibility of a conviction and a court case would be a costly waste
of time.

Nobody is suggesting that police officers who kill should be
automatically convicted of murder. A trial would allow an
*independent* group of people (a jury) to examine the facts and
decide whether the "guilty mind" existed or not.

But, as with all alleged crimes, it is the duty of the independent CPS to examine the evidence and decide if there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation. If, in their opinion, there isn't sufficient evidence, then that's it.

Ret.

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