Criminal is a person with criminal liability, that is, what he have done was against the law. Let's use the example here. A robber initially did not show any weapon nor had the intention to kill the woman since he was only after of the woman's shoulder bag. Then an unidentified man with a hand gun came into the scene when he saw the commotion and wanted to prevent the unarmed robber from fleeing. Does this man has the authority to prevent the robbery? He didn't introduced himself as a policeman. If he is, killing an unarmed robber on the spot is mere violation of their rules of engagement. Policemen are trained to be best thinkers at all times. If the man was a civilian, citizens arrest could have applied. If the gun used was a licensed one, he may have violations too. We can never answer all these 'ifs' when there's no proper investigation.
Bottomline, killing a criminal is acceptable as long as it can be justified according to our laws. No single violator will be considered a hero. Am I correct @
hamtaro.jan?