[Shadow44]

The government looks for a reason to jail people these days.

Something is seriously wrong when cases like this are rampant yet violent criminals walk free.

[Crazieman]

"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."

[Arm_Bears]

Or when Muslim terrorists are allowed to murder innocent US citizens.

[Louis Foxwell]

It is the primary responsibility of a tyranny to dominate and instill fear in its subjects. Ours is such a government. The authority of bureaucracies is absolute. The minions of tyranny are faceless and remorseless. They seek to cripple the private sector with their power.

[wintertime]

Eagle Scout. Gee! That was enough for him to be arrested.

I bet he is white and Christian as well! A triple whammy!

The feds are trying to even out the crime statistics between whites and blacks. That's my bet.

[Kaslin]

It sure does, and the 4^thparagraph in the article proves it.

Krister's story is no far-fetched exception to some arcane law. Thousands of law-abiding citizens have been convicted under the more than 300,000 federal provisions, most of them administrative -- in other words not passed by Congress -- that carry a criminal penalty.