Sure, Han shot first, but was it a justifiable homicide?
Law blog The Legal Geeks (via Vulture) examined the question assuming the Empire has a similar legal structure to our own common law. The answer? Han could have claimed self-defense and gotten off scot-free.
As the legal experts note, Greedo had his weapon pointed at Han and had made a verbal threat. That's more than enough to justify the use of deadly force in self-defense, in order to prevent Greedo's own "imminent and unlawful use of deadly force." In other words, shooting first is fine, because if he hadn't, Greedo would've shot him.
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Law blog The Legal Geeks (via Vulture) examined the question assuming the Empire has a similar legal structure to our own common law. The answer? Han could have claimed self-defense and gotten off scot-free.
As the legal experts note, Greedo had his weapon pointed at Han and had made a verbal threat. That's more than enough to justify the use of deadly force in self-defense, in order to prevent Greedo's own "imminent and unlawful use of deadly force." In other words, shooting first is fine, because if he hadn't, Greedo would've shot him.
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