Late last night, the courts ordered Lino Villar Cataldo, the doctor who killed a man trying to rob him in Loma Hermosa, Buenos Aires province be released from prison. The case has sparked huge debate in Argentina about the limits of justifiable homicide, particularly at a time when crime is on the rise. On the one hand, Cataldo assures he only killed the robber, 24-year-old Ricardo Krabler, to prevent his own death. I don’t know what went through his head.”The case has once again sparked the debate across the country over what constitutes justifiable homicide. In that case, it would be revenge, not justifiable homicide,” argues a journalist from Infobae who specializes in criminal law.

Source: The Bubble August 31, 2016 14:48 UTC