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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K... by mrweasel on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:55AM (#16921061)
True, if you get a life sentence in Denmark you will most like be free quicker than someone getting fixed sentence for somewhere between 12 - 18 years.

It should be noted that that if you kill a police office and get a life sentence, the you will stay in prison for a VERY long time.

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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K... by tokai on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:44AM (#16921432)
That is not true. If you get 12 to 18 years, you can get parole after 6 to 9 years. The earlies you can get out with a life sentence is 12 years.
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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K... by nsbq71 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:59AM (#16921094)
Police officers > Citizens
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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K... by mrweasel on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:04AM (#16921137)
Well no, that's not really the point, at least in Denmark. A murder is a murder regardless of the victim, but the murder/attack on a police officer is an attack on the state (The police being the organisation through which the government exercises power, in some areas).
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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K... by blub on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:14AM (#16921219)
What happens if one hits a flower pot on the balcony with their elbow and it falls on a police officer's head... attack on the state or not?
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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K... by tscs37 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @10:02AM (#16921561)
That's hardly a murder, no?
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