[Hugin]

These used to be a time when LEOs knew the difference between criminals and the rest of society. Now, they SEEM to view all of us as potential criminals.

The truth is we are all potential criminals. With over 10,000 Federal laws alone, over a million regulations pursuant to those laws, and God knows how many state and local ordinances, nobody can know them all. Some laws even make it a crime if some bureaucrat decides you broke the laws of another country, regardless of whether you have ever been there, or if the other country says you didn't (just ask Gibson guitar company).

[NFHale]

“...The truth is we are all potential criminals. ..”

Yeah, I get that. It’s deliberate too. Selective enforcement, Damocles sword over your head to “keep you in line”.

But your local cops don’t have to see you that way. It’s a choice.

[Oatka]

These used to be a time when LEOs knew the difference between criminals and the rest of society. Now, they SEEM to view all of us as potential criminals.
The truth is we are all potential criminals. With over 10,000 Federal laws alone, over a million regulations pursuant to those laws, and God knows how many state and local ordinances, nobody can know them all.

From Atlas Shrugged, the classic:
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power 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."

Christ, I thought it was fiction.