VanityVogue wrote:Historically, some wanted posters offering a reward contained the phrase "dead or alive". Thus one would get a reward for either bringing the
person or their body to the authorities. This could indicate that the
person was an
outlaw, and that it was permissible to kill them. Alternatively, it might mean
that it was permissible to kill them if they resisted arrest. While most
issuers of wanted posters instead preferred the target to be taken
alive in order to stand trial, some private organizations were willing
to go to these extreme measures to protect their interests.
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