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It depends on how you count, but I can say someone in my house is in near-continuous possession of illegal drugs (cannabis). So there’s one felony. Then maybe

It depends on how you count, but I can say someone in my house is in near-continuous possession of illegal drugs (cannabis). So there’s one felony. Then maybe I bypass paywalls (potentially a CFAA violation) scrolling through the morning news. And then maybe I jump through a closing train door, which I’ve been warned before is considered “interfering with a railroad’s operation.” So there, three felonies before I’m in the office.

rootusrootus 5y ago
> someone in my house is in near-continuous possession of illegal drugs (cannabis). So there’s one felony Unless they've already been convicted in the past, that is a misdemeanor. The railroad example is more interesting, though I can't find anything truly on point. All the legislation I have seen suggests you'd 1) have to intend to disrupt the service, and 2) put something on or near the tracks. I couldn't find anything even hinting that delaying a train through normal passenger controls constituted interference with a railroad. Even if those were all felonies, I think most people don't even lead that exciting an existence :).
- emteycz 5y ago
  Jumping through closing doors while the warning signals are active is intentional interference in its operation.
  - rootusrootus 5y ago
    But is the intent to disrupt the train? No, it's to hold it long enough to get on board. The law is written such that you'd have to want to disrupt the service for nefarious reasons, not to board it.
    - emteycz 5y ago
      Here in Europe disruption to board the train is enough to get police called on you and have them fine you, the fine grows with every minute of disruption. Not a crime, but definitely not legal. Stopping a moving train without necessary cause is criminal. Very often the conductor will let you board a train late by signalling you with hand or speaking... But disobeying the conductor's signal whistle is where you step into potential illegality, because the train might (and sometimes really will) start moving that same moment. All of this doesn't apply to city public transport - trams, metro etc. But it does apply to trains passing through the city.

rootusrootus 5y ago

> someone in my house is in near-continuous possession of illegal drugs (cannabis). So there’s one felony Unless they've already been convicted in the past, that is a misdemeanor. The railroad example is more interesting, though I can't find anything truly on point. All the legislation I have seen suggests you'd 1) have to intend to disrupt the service, and 2) put something on or near the tracks. I couldn't find anything even hinting that delaying a train through normal passenger controls constituted interference with a railroad. Even if those were all felonies, I think most people don't even lead that exciting an existence :).

emteycz 5y ago
Jumping through closing doors while the warning signals are active is intentional interference in its operation.
- rootusrootus 5y ago
  But is the intent to disrupt the train? No, it's to hold it long enough to get on board. The law is written such that you'd have to want to disrupt the service for nefarious reasons, not to board it.
  - emteycz 5y ago
    Here in Europe disruption to board the train is enough to get police called on you and have them fine you, the fine grows with every minute of disruption. Not a crime, but definitely not legal. Stopping a moving train without necessary cause is criminal. Very often the conductor will let you board a train late by signalling you with hand or speaking... But disobeying the conductor's signal whistle is where you step into potential illegality, because the train might (and sometimes really will) start moving that same moment. All of this doesn't apply to city public transport - trams, metro etc. But it does apply to trains passing through the city.