On: Kropotkin escapes from prison

[AnimalMuppet]

Depends on how dangerous the criminal is. For a serial killer? Yeah, it might be.

[teh_klev → AnimalMuppet]

Even a "suspected" serial killer isn't a serial killer until convicted and jailed as such (innocent until proven guilty) if they had access to the street to try and make their getaway.

[seoaeu → teh_klev]

The whole "innocent until proven guilty" entitles the accused to certain rights, but it doesn't mean everyone has to act like they are 100% definitely innocent. Taken to the extreme, that would mean you couldn't even arrest someone suspected to being a serial killer until they were convicted. Would make it a little difficult to make them stand trial...

[watwut → seoaeu]

The question is about killing the suspect.

[PeterisP → teh_klev]

If they are escaping prison, that presumes they have been convicted.

[Someone → PeterisP]

I think the strict distinction between jail and prison is American English, and not even that, in informal speech.

Compare for example https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis... (British English) with https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison and https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jail (US English)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison also says “In American English, the terms prison and jail have separate definitions, though this is not always followed in casual speech.”