I think this is mixing up the timelines. He was threatened by LE to life imprisonment for the things he did <i>before</i> he allegedly procured murder. So that can&#x27;t rule out the &quot;harmless activity&quot; part, because <i>it hadn&#x27;t happened yet</i>.<p>As for not preferring a system where one person can decide you dead at any time, well: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.killedbypolice.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.killedbypolice.net&#x2F;</a>