Was John Lennon assassinated or murdered ?...

[Doug]

slow sports day....

I think you have to be more like a President, Pope, etc. to call it assassination ?

 

[RobFunk]

Unh, he was murdered by some psycho obsessive kook thinking that he was "the catcher in the rye".
There is more than enough info out there to prove that.

This is why celebs roll with so many bodygaurds these days.
When I saw Kanye West at PH at that one bash he had a fortress of big ass dudes around him.

Celebs doing the disguise thing, they are taking their chances.

 

[badbeat1015]

He was assassinated.

Assassination is the intentional killing of any public figure.

 

[RobFunk]

He was assassinated.

Assassination is the intentional killing of any public figure.

So you think Mark Chapman was sent to kill Lennon and willingly spend the rest of his life in prison?!

Chapman is one screwed up fellow, wiki & read up on him.

 

[KingofNicotine]

I always thought he was murdered but according to the dictionary this falls under assassination.

 

[badbeat1015]

So you think Mark Chapman was sent to kill Lennon and willingly spend the rest of his life in prison?!

Chapman is one screwed up fellow, wiki & read up on him.

By definition, he was assassinated.

 

[RobFunk]

OK I got it now. By definition, then yes it's assassination.

Chapman did that on his own though.

 

[KingofNicotine]

I agree though that I always think of assassination as a political thing. This guy just shot Lennon for no reason. He had no revenge or fame in mind.