Civil War: T’Challa learns that capital punishment is wrong

Civil War: T’Challa learns that capital punishment is wrong Nov 3, 2018 18:02:53 GMT coldenhaulfield and Tristan's Journal like this

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Post by DC-Fan on Nov 3, 2018 18:02:53 GMT

Nov 3, 2018 17:37:58 GMT Tristan's Journal said:

Nov 3, 2018 5:04:59 GMT Power Ranger said:

Killmonger’s cognition would have been compromised due to drug use and loss of blood. Black Panther had a duty of care to protect him.

that's actually a great argument. The duty of care would further be triggered by the fact that he BP himself inflicted the wound - thus caused it.

If you wound somebody, even in self defense, but later neglect to call help and deliberately let him die (without him being a threat anymore) it's some degree of (dolus eventualis) murder or manslaughter depending on the jurisdiction.

Agreed. That's what I've been telling the MCU fans here for a long time. T'Challa refused to save Killmonger after neutralizing Killmonger with a fatal would so that Killmonger was no longer an immediate threat. Of course, since Wakanda is an absolute monarchy and the King has absolute power, like a dictator, T'Challa's refusal to save Killmonger's life wouldn't be murder/manslaughter but an execution.

So effectively, T'Challa executed Killmonger without any trial. Now legally, T'Challa had the power and the right as King and absolute monarch of Wakanda to execute anyone he wants to. But Killmonger was an American citizen so the execution of an American citizen without any trial would be bad for foreign relations.