[peyton randolph]

“Let’s have a WOC. War on Crime.”

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We’ve gotten to a point that no one can live their lives for a single day without violating some law because there are so many on the books. Criminalization of everything is a means by which the government can arbitrarily pick those it wants to prosecute for political or other reasons.

[who knows what evil?]

We’ve gotten to a point that no one can live their lives for a single day without violating some law because there are so many on the books. Criminalization of everything is a means by which the government can arbitrarily pick those it wants to prosecute for political or other reasons.

Spot on! Post of the month!

[generally]

I agree 100%.

When prosecution is arbitrary, we no longer have a nation of laws, we have a dictatorship. We are at the mercy of whoever has the authority to make the decision to prosecute or not.

This goes for small, petty issues, as well. Want to build on your property? Do you have a good relationship with the building inspector? With the guy who issues building permits? With everyone else involved in that process? You better, or they will make your life a living hell, and jack up the costs beyond belief.