When did it become illegal to kill a man in the United States? I read (on a random fact website) that it was not a felony to assassinate a president until after Kennedy was killed. Whether it is true or not, I would like to know when exactly murder became illegal. Please cite sources.
2007-01-13 01:03:40 · 7 answers · asked by dingdaddyfresh 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
When did it become illegal to kill a man in the United States? I read (on a random fact website) that it was not a felony to assassinate a president until after Kennedy was killed. Whether it is true or not, I would like to know when exactly murder became illegal. Please cite sources. I don't want a silly biblical explanation, I do not believe there is a god.
2007-01-13 01:12:17 · update #1
Murdering Anybody has been illegal since Day 1 of the history of the USA. It was illegal during colonial times. It was illegal back in merry old England, and so on and so on...
If Congress saw fit to "Federalize" the murder of the President only After Kennedy was shot, that, by no means should suggest that killing FDR would have been allowed.
(Remember-- when Lincoln was shot, there was a massive manhunt to track down John Wilkes Booth, who only evaded trial by getting killed himself.)
Federalizing the crime just means that a US attorney prosecutes the crime in a Federal court instead of a state's DA in a state court.
2007-01-13 01:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Common law murder has always been illegal in this country. Other murder was made illegal as laws were codified.
2007-01-13 01:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the book of Exodus Ch. 20 . The Ten Commandments.
2007-01-13 01:09:35 · answer #3 · answered by Kathy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What happened to John Wilkes Booth? Murder has been "illegal" since Cain slew Abel.
2007-01-13 01:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ti 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think he wanted credible sources, not bits of false information from the best selling book of misinformation ever (the 'Holy' Bible). Murder has been illegal since this country was founded.
2007-01-13 01:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by maximianoaerosophali 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋
get on google lazy boy
murder has been illegal since the 10 commandments
see moses
2007-01-13 01:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by FOA 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I hate people who quote the bible. The bible is not law. Oh... and it shouldnt be unlawful to kill. killing is cool and rappers do it all the time. And if u cant be like a rapper... why live?
2007-01-13 01:30:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋