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by na85 4y ago

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zb 4y ago
Lawyers make a distinction between "illegal" (crimes) and "unlawful" (torts) that is mostly lost on the general public.
- kube-system 4y ago
  And some acts, like copyright infringement, can be both criminal and civil violations.
  - eru 4y ago
    See also 'wrongful death'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_death_claim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_death_claim
- LudwigNagasena 4y ago
  Do you have any references? That doesn’t sound true. From dictionary.law.com: illegal adj. in violation of statute, regulation or ordinance, which may be criminal or merely not in conformity. Thus, an armed robbery is illegal, and so is an access road which is narrower than the county allows, but the violation is not criminal. unlawful adj. referring to any action which is in violation of a statute, federal or state constitution, or established legal precedents
kube-system 4y ago
Speeding in the US ̶g̶e̶n̶e̶r̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶i̶s̶ (edit: can be) a criminal summary offense.
- callalex 4y ago
  What does “summary” mean in this context?
  - kube-system 4y ago
    It means that it is a type of crime for which proceedings can take place without a jury.
  - resist_futility 4y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summary_offence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summary_offence
- chefandy 4y ago
  I believe speeding tickets are generally civil summary offenses. Criminal summary offenses are apparently even called "non-traffic summary offenses" in some places to distinguish them. Every speeding ticket I've ever gotten specifically noted that it was a civil infraction. When a police error resulted a summons for attaching license plates to a car they weren't registered to, the ticket in the mail specifically said it was a criminal infraction.
  - kube-system 4y ago
    After a quick search, I think you might be right.. or at least my generalization is too hasty.
  - REvsCfiwW7nP4u7 4y ago
    In Texas traffic tickets are criminal offenses, generally class C misdemeanors. I don't think we're unique in that, either. For this reason many questions baout crimes you may have committed will ask "other than misdemeanor traffic offenses" or such...
    - chefandy 4y ago
      Yes, surely there are exceptions.

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by na85 4y ago

edit: I stand corrected

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zb 4y ago

Lawyers make a distinction between "illegal" (crimes) and "unlawful" (torts) that is mostly lost on the general public.

kube-system 4y ago
And some acts, like copyright infringement, can be both criminal and civil violations.
- eru 4y ago
  See also 'wrongful death'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_death_claim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_death_claim
LudwigNagasena 4y ago
Do you have any references? That doesn’t sound true. From dictionary.law.com: illegal adj. in violation of statute, regulation or ordinance, which may be criminal or merely not in conformity. Thus, an armed robbery is illegal, and so is an access road which is narrower than the county allows, but the violation is not criminal. unlawful adj. referring to any action which is in violation of a statute, federal or state constitution, or established legal precedents

kube-system 4y ago

Speeding in the US ̶g̶e̶n̶e̶r̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶i̶s̶ (edit: can be) a criminal summary offense.

callalex 4y ago
What does “summary” mean in this context?
- kube-system 4y ago
  It means that it is a type of crime for which proceedings can take place without a jury.
- resist_futility 4y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summary_offence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summary_offence
chefandy 4y ago
I believe speeding tickets are generally civil summary offenses. Criminal summary offenses are apparently even called "non-traffic summary offenses" in some places to distinguish them. Every speeding ticket I've ever gotten specifically noted that it was a civil infraction. When a police error resulted a summons for attaching license plates to a car they weren't registered to, the ticket in the mail specifically said it was a criminal infraction.
- kube-system 4y ago
  After a quick search, I think you might be right.. or at least my generalization is too hasty.
- REvsCfiwW7nP4u7 4y ago
  In Texas traffic tickets are criminal offenses, generally class C misdemeanors. I don't think we're unique in that, either. For this reason many questions baout crimes you may have committed will ask "other than misdemeanor traffic offenses" or such...
  - chefandy 4y ago
    Yes, surely there are exceptions.