> That the state cannot take actions perfectly legal for citizens to engage in to prevent crime? Well, that's generally the case. Free speech is essentially a

> That the state cannot take actions perfectly legal for citizens to engage in to prevent crime? Well, that's generally the case. Free speech is essentially a restriction of government power. Also you are purposefully ignoring the scale. It is ok to jail someone for a few days, even weeks until their innocence is proven. If you jail them for decades, that's another story. So pretend relationship is fine, 6 years of pretend relationship is not ok.