Is it legal to kill someone for someone else if person A expresses that they are in fear for their life from Person B?

Here's the scenario:
Person C: The person who will potentially commit the homicide in the defense of another person.
Person A: The victim who is expressing that their life is being threatened.
Person B: The agressor who is an immediate threat to person A.

So the legality that I am questioning is:
-What is meant by an "immediate threat"?
-What is the measure of proof from person A to person C, for person C to have a legal reason to believe that person A is in imminent danger?
-Is there any legal recourse for person A if they express the threat to person C and person C commits the homicide of person B without the knowledge or against the objections of person A?

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HannibalAteMeOut · 26-30, F

Good question tbh, never thought of that (since it can't be "self" defense) and also I'd like to know if there's any difference if person A and C have some type of relationship, for example child-parent.

SW-User

I'm not a lawyer but it seems apparent to me that you are supposed to call the police in such a scenario. If the threat is truly imminent, you *could* be justified in killing person B. There's other measures you can take before it reaching that point though...like calling the authorities on person B, escaping person B, or subduing person B *without* killing them. If it isn't happening in the present (as in right now), it would no longer be a simple case of self-defense, in my view. For example, if person C is planning to commit this homicide in the future or when the threat isn't active, it is clearly murder.

I'd also question why person A can't defend themselves.

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

Yes, unless you're above the law like NATO or deadly like Ukraine.

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

no..

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

I feel like it could be argued that that's a necessary killing, but you would still be arrested and have to prove that in a court of law.

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