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Can a state make something a felony?? I thought that only applied to federal laws. I've never visited the US but I thought a felony meant breaking federal laws

• bdcravens 4y ago
  That's not correct. Felony just refers to the the severity of a crime (with lesser crimes being misdemeanor). Federal vs. state felonies are just a matter of jurisdiction.
  • GekkePrutser 4y ago
    Thanks for the explanation. Good to be more aware.
    • mywittyname 4y ago
      To add to this, felonies are the ones that fuck you for life by striping you of constitutional rights and making it difficult/impossible to find meaningful employment. Meaning, the people pushing these laws are evil.
      • GekkePrutser 4y ago
        If someone is convicted for public camping then yeah, that's totally unwarranted and insane :) For murder, rape etc I think such measures would be justified.