Booth's Escape Route

[Rob Wick]

But even in wartime, Joe, we make differences for killing an enemy soldier and murder. Lt. William Calley had no defense and was originally sentenced to life imprisonment for My Lai. The Germans at Nuremberg could not use the defense "I was only following orders." There are rules to warfare, which if broken, can result in punishment as war crimes. However, even if one was to believe that Powell saw himself as a soldier, that cannot negate the fact that a majority of Americans, north and south, saw the war as being over.

A police officer can shoot someone in the line of duty. He/She, however, cannot do so without justification. Deadly force is the last resort, as I'm sure you know well and understand.

Best
Rob