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Make non-compliance a civil offense, subject to a daily penalty. Simply financially ruin people. Economic coercion is still coercion. And you don't have the sam
by cmurf 7y ago
Make non-compliance a civil offense, subject to a daily penalty. Simply financially ruin people. Economic coercion is still coercion. And you don't have the same right to an attorney or a jury trial. And you can be found partially liable for consequences from non-compliance.
Criminal law is more binary, and a far stronger burden of proof on the claiming party, the government.
This is already the case in many states when it comes to vehicular traffic laws. Most speeding is a civil offense, no right to plea bargain, or jury trial. It only becomes criminal after a certain speed (careless or wreckless), and becomes criminal after a certain amount and time for the unpaid fine.
It's what happens when people in a democracy aren't paying attention to state and local law making.