[ClearCase_guy]

Of course I’m being glib, but I mention bookstores and liquor stores with a purpose.

Sure, you’d kind of expect the criminal element to start lifting merchandise from liquor stores. No real surprise in that sort of thing.

But imagine someone in a suit and tie, on Beacon Hill, off to his job on the 24th floor of a big downtown skyscraper — and the guy just pops into a bookstore, grabs a couple books and walks out.

If the middle class starts thinking that laws don’t matter, I’d say you have a big problem.

[NativeSon]

Seems like most of these new "non crimes" are crimes against others, not administrative crimes that the government uses to control & generate revenue.

Would I be arrested for failure to pay tickets ? Moving violations & parking? Failure to pay a fine for code violations ?