# Why is Murder Illegal in the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 20, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-illegal-in-the-us/647781 "2013-01-20T05:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-illegal-in-the-us/647781/61 "2022-07-18T15:58:57Z")
Sounds reasonable. Murder trials are by far the most expensive for the state to conduct. We’re always in danger of facing a crime wave that could bankrupt us if we attempted to catch and try all the perpetrators of murder. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-illegal-in-the-us/647781/62 "2022-07-19T02:11:07Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Murder trials are by far the most expensive for the state to conduct. Why? A murder trial is usually pretty simple and straightforward. I would think that a trial for some white collar financial crime would be more expensive. The crime is more abstract, the evidence is a lot more complicated, and the defendants are more likely to have a legal team that will drive up the length and cost of the trial. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-illegal-in-the-us/647781/63 "2022-07-19T04:55:59Z")
I would think so also but the conversation had lost any serious tone at that point and that comment wasn’t to be taken seriously. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-illegal-in-the-us/647781.md?page=3)