I often find myself watching movies or tv show and seeing the creative scenes that get me questioning how certain things would honestly turn out legally.
Would this detective’s actions have caused the evidence or admission to be inadmissible? Would this scenario count as self-defense? Is this even considered a crime?
Just as a specific example,
In the “Dark Knight Rises” Joker threatens to blow up a random hospital unless someone kills a certain guy.
And there is a guy who tries and fails to shoot him, but is restrained by police. Legally what would happen to the shooter?
He’d probably be facing jail for attempted murder, but could he expect leniency due to the situation? He was acting to stop a wider calamity by a credible threat as the Joker has made good on his threats before. Would it be considered under duress?
I constantly question similar things I see on tv, so I am hoping that there’s a subreddit focused on fictional legality.