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The case of
One the the evolving criminal defense and police
misconduct areas is the Death by COP defense. Persons may attempt to
commit suicide by attacking persons or police officers in the hope of collecting large civil rewards for
those they will leave behind.
John
Wayne in the Shootist attempted to make the most of a bad situation when death seemed
the only outcome. Depression may prompt people to commit suicide by attacking other persons.
Often the person who prompted the attack attempts to claim being innocent by
setting the scenario up for his own death. Common scenarios include:
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The terminally ill person that wishes to collect damages for
his family and who then commits suicide by seeming to attack a copy with
deadly force. Forcing the cop to kill
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The mentally deranged
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The criminal that refuses to surrender and return to prison
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The person that lacks to courage to commit suicide on his own
and seeks to force someone else to assist in the killing.
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