IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 7, 2025
Introduced by dadudeds (for themself)
An Act to alter the crimes concerning homicides and the doctrine of mens rea.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This bill may be known as “An Act to Fix Homicides and Other Crimes”.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS
This Act shall be effective upon completion of the constitutionally required process.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY
Should any part of this Act be struck down or declared unenforceable, then that part of the Act shall be considered severed from this Act, and the rest shall remain in full force.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this act, the Firestone Criminal Code shall be defined as the Firestone Criminal Code.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS
(a) Chapter 2, subsection 1(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states:
“(a1) First degree murder shall be the act of directly causing a death of another person with premeditation and malicious intent; a death resulting of any armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, jailbreak or attempted jail break, or any other violent felony that poses a risk of death to the victim and such risk is disregarded shall also be First Degree Murder.”
(b) Chapter 2, subsection 1(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended to state:
“(a1) First degree murder shall be the act of directly causing a death of another person with premeditation and malicious intent.
; a death resulting of any armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, jailbreak or attempted jail break, or any other violent felony that poses a risk of death to the victimand such risk is disregarded, other than 2nd degree murder, manslaughter, or negligent homicide, shall also be First Degree Murder.”
(c) Chapter 2, subsection 2(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states:
“(a1) Second degree murder shall be the act of directly causing a death of another person with malicious intent, lacking premeditation.”
(d) Chapter 2, subsection 2(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended to state:
“(a1) Second degree murder shall be the act of directly causing a death of another person with malicious intent.
, lacking premeditation.”
(e) Chapter 2, subsection 3(a1) of the Firestone Criminal code currently states:
“(a1) Manslaughter shall be the act of causing a death of another person with no premeditation or malicious intent, however still directly causing a death of another person as a result of criminal negligence.”
(f) Chapter 2, subsection 3(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended to state:
“(a1) Manslaughter shall be the act of causing the death of another person as a result of gross recklesness.
causing a death of another person with no premeditation or malicious intent, however still directly causing a death of another person as a result of criminal negligence.”
(g) The jail time for chapter 2, section 3 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be 750 seconds.
(h) Chapter 2, subsection 4(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states:
“(a1) Negligent homicide shall be the act of causing a death of another person with no premeditation or malicious intent, however still directly causing a death of another person as a result of gross negligence.”
(i) Chapter 2, subsection 4(a1) of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended to state:
“(a1) Negligent homicide shall be the act of causing the death of another person as a result of gross negligence.
causing a death of another person with no premeditation or malicious intent, however still directly causing a death of another person as a result of gross negligence.”
(j) The jail time for chapter 2, section 4 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be 660 seconds.
(k) Chapter 2, section 5 of the Firestone Criminal Code is repealed.
SEC 6. MENS REA REQUIREMENTS
(a) Chapter 4, section 28 of the Firestone Criminal Code does not exist, but shall be created, with the title “Mens Rea Doctrine”, and state:
"(a) A person acts with negligence with respect to an element of an offense when, considering their circumstances and knowledge, they deviate from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in such a situation by failing to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the element will result from their actions.
"(b) A person acts with gross negligence with respect to an element of an offense where their otherwise negligent deviation from their standard of care is significantly more severe than an ordinary deviation from the standard of care.
"(c) A person acts with recklessness with respect to an element of an offense when, considering their circumstances and knowledge, they deviate from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in such a situation by consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the element will result from their actions.
"(d) A person acts with gross recklessness with respect to an element of an offense where their otherwise reckless deviation from their standard of care is significantly more severe than an ordinary deviation from the standard of care.
"(e) A person acts knowingly with respect to an element of an offense when they are aware or practically certain that the element will result from their actions.
"(f) A person acts willfully with respect to an element of an offense when they intend for the element to result from their actions.
“(g) A crime which does not expressly provide for a requisite mens rea shall require its material elements to be at least recklessly committed.”
(b) In interpreting the mens rea requirements for any tort, the doctrine established in the previous section shall be applied.