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Graffiti is vandalism, i.e., a property crime. Poaching, by definition, is hunting an animal that is restricted for varying reasons, from being a protected spec
by pstuart 9y ago
Graffiti is vandalism, i.e., a property crime. Poaching, by definition, is hunting an animal that is restricted for varying reasons, from being a protected species to herd management, etc. It's effectively taking something that doesn't belong to you.
In this case, he did break the law by picking mushrooms where it was specifically prohibited, and it would be reasonable to cite him for that fact.
But it wasn't about theft, it was about the fact that he wanted to ingest a compound which would alter his state of consciousness. That should not be a crime.
- eesmith 9y agoThank you for agreeing with my point that there are more ways to judge the validity of a law than its ability to protect us. I list more examples at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15052587 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15052587 .