its legal in hong kong but i just moved to the USA so i'm just asking if it is legal
2006-08-14 06:31:41 · 23 answers · asked by Moe 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yeah its legal... hello and it's also legal to shoot people in the head. Please move back to Hong Kong.
2006-08-14 06:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Queen of Kings 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most countries allow conditions that "affect the balance of the mind" to be regarded as mitigating circumstances. This means that a person may be found guilty of "manslaughter" on the basis of "diminished responsibility" rather than murder, if it can be proved that the killer was suffering from a condition that affected their judgment at the time. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and medication side-effects are examples of conditions that may be taken into account when assessing responsibility.
The defenses of insanity or mental disorder may apply to a wide range of disorders including psychosis caused by schizophrenia, and excuse the person from the need to undergo the stress of a trial as to liability. In some jurisdictions, following the pre-trial hearing to determine the extent of the disorder, the verdict "not guilty by reason of insanity" may be used. Some countries, such as Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and Australia, allow post-partum depression (post-natal depression) as a defense against murder of a child by a mother, provided that a child is less than a year old (this may be the specific offense of infanticide rather than murder and include the effects of lactation and other aspects of post-natal care). Those who successfully argue a defense based on a mental disorder are usually referred to mandatory clinical treatment until they are certified safe to be released back into the community, rather than prison.
2006-08-14 06:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. but do us all a favor in the USA...go back to hong kong.
2006-08-14 06:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legal? no. moral? well maybe. but be more creative and take less, but not entirely safe or legal approach. Hire a hooker with AIDS to seduce boyfriend. But you will have to tell your daughter to keep her protected and you may lose her forever.
2006-08-14 09:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No its not legal here.
However, thanks to the practice of habeas corpus, if you find a really good way to dispose of the body, and don't have the moral objections to killing another human being, getting away with it is plausible.
2006-08-14 06:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er, the local police kind of frown deeply on the practice.
-Dio
2006-08-14 06:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't mind sitting in jail the rest of your life or being put to sleep, depending on your sentence; feel free
2006-08-14 06:35:01 · answer #7 · answered by kristycordeaux 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not!!! Whether you kill a child abusing drug dealing rapist or the minister's wife, sweet grandma down the street...unfortunately killing is killing.
2006-08-14 06:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by dkwkbmn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope!
2006-08-14 06:38:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope you can not kill anyone here you will go to prison forever if you do.
2006-08-14 06:37:29 · answer #10 · answered by Rachel Bitchface 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋