Are cops worth more points???

[manike]

Yeah but civies and postal workers it's ok, huh?








(oh no one of them joke things again!)

[ShinyGuy]

Interesting case happened in CA after the Loma Prieta (sp?) earthquake.

A citizen (non-cop) was directing traffic at an intersection where the stoplight was out. Someone shot and killed the citizen directing traffic. The courts eventually decided the killer could be charged as though the victim was a cop since the man directing traffic was acting as a law officer. I've also heard of (much much older) cases where non-LE members of a posse where considered LE since they where acting as LE.

[kevdupuis]

Oh no!! We're being hijacked by Death Race 2000.

[-Carnifex-]

I'm glad someone got it. ;P

[joeyjoe367]

Personally, I don't think that, given the exact same situations, killing a police officer as opposed to a normal citizen should warrant any increase in penalty. I honestly don't believe that a police officer's life is worth more than any others.

Now, I'm going to bring up another topic; Very simmilar.

I do believe that if a crime that is committed is labled as a "Hate Crime" then the sentance/punishment can be increased.

I do not agree with this either. If you kill a man because of the color of his skin, or his sexual orientation, it's killing a man. Why he decided to kill someone shouldn't really play an issue.

Premeditation, etc... should.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

Originally posted by Army
...and it's CITIZENS, not civilians.

yes...thank you army...

i was waiting for that to be pointed out

[Ov3rmind]

Um, have something you'd like to tell us dansim?

[dansim]

*twirling his new billy club*

huh?.....oh um no