[bloodorange]

Perhaps we could go even further and say that people are inherently not inclined to kill one another and the legal system only steps in when such exceptional events do occur.

(Here, I'm only talking about murder and not what is a "tribe" attacking another, which happens even now. For instance, a nation invading and bombing another nation, drone-bombing wedding parties or religious extremists trying to take over a nation etc.)

[ASalazarMX]

The only way to test that assumption would be to legalize murder and see how many people killed others. It's a morbid scenario, but I wonder how many would take the opportunity to murder for revenge or personal gain.

[treeman79]

There was a post awhile ago about people who only avoid crimes because of fear of punishment.

I think it was around 3% of the population. That’s a lot of people willing to hurt others