Is killing an alien legal?

[techs]

Say I wanted to bump off E.T. Would there be any law against it?

 

[SpatiallyAware]

That's a great question.

 

[Printer Bandit]

does it have a soul?

 

[Malak]

Irrelevant, you can't kill them.

 

[brianmanahan]

if killing dogs is illegal, then killing aliens probably is too

ps unless you are will smith

 

[darkxshade]

if killing dogs is illegal, then killing aliens probably is too

ps unless you are will smith

There are laws against animal cruelty... but is there one against aliens?

 

[Leros]

According to Wikipedia:

Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa.

Doubtful that aliens would fall into the category of Animal.

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

I smell a setup techs :hmm:

 

[Phanuel]

"We come in peace.

Set to kill."

 

[lxskllr]

Probably come under the same rules as invasive vermin. As long as you don't break firearm laws, or other routine rules, you should be good to go.

 

[KeithTalent]

"We come in peace.

Set to kill."

You go in pieces!

KT

 

[DesiPower]

I guess it depends on the country.

 

[Kadarin]

does it have a soul?

You can't prove that humans have a "soul".

 

[Kaido]

You can't prove that humans have a "soul".

OT, but I think you're the first person I've ever seen who has a Buckaroo Bonzai sig :thumbsup:

 

[herrjimbo]

if his name is jose garcia, then yes

 

[BoomerD]

if his name is jose garcia, then yes

That depends...is Jose a legal alien or an illegal alien?

Killing illegal aliens should not only be legal...there should be a bounty on them.

 

[Jeff7]

Depends. Are there any witnesses?

 

[etrigan420]

If he's wearing a hoodie then I'd call it a good shoot. :|

 

[BrokenVisage]

If killing an illegal alien is illegal then I'm sure killing a legal alien is illegal.

 

[KaOTiK]

does it have a soul?

Doesn't matter. Gingers don't and they get the same protection/rights.

 

[darkxshade]

Here's an interesting thought. If you kill it before the rest of the world found it, it might be legal. Kinda like big foot where you'd almost certainly have to capture it dead or alive just to prove it exists. But if it revealed itself to the world and then you proceed to go out and hunt it down, you may be in for some jail time. Just something to think about. :hmm:

 

[Lifted]

Say I wanted to bump off E.T. Would there be any law against it?

According to Steven Spielberg and U.S. copyright laws, yes.

 

[BladeVenom]

Just edit the footage to make it look like the alien shot first.

 

[Printer Bandit]

How many people were prosecuted for the dulce wars?

 

[techs]

I would guess there is no blanket law against killing animals except those that are specifically protected. After all you can kill a mouse or a rat. I would guess laws against animal cruelty would apply if you killed it in a way that wasn't quick and relatively painless.