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The reality is that there are so many crimes in the United States that the set itself is uncountable. There have been a number of attempts to count. I guarantee

The reality is that there are so many crimes in the United States that the set itself is uncountable. There have been a number of attempts to count. I guarantee you that you have, today alone, accrued enough legal liability to put you away for the rest of your life. Part of what makes this difficult to even count in the first place are bills like the Lacey act which makes it a felony for you to violate any other countries fish and wildlife laws - if you ever came into possession of a dead lobster less than 6 inches long for any reason - felony. What happens is the folks who end up in prison haven't accrued any more of less liability - instead they drew attention. If you'd like to learn more I recommend Three Felonies a Day. [1] I guess the question I have for you is why aren't you in prison now? Why did you choose to commit all those crimes, and what makes you exempt? Further if your argument is then 'well I shouldn't be in prison because I didn't get caught' - now you're no longer arguing that these people shouldn't have 'done crimes' your argument is they should have been better at it? [1] https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594035229 https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp...

ryan93 4y ago
I haven't committed any violent crimes nor have most people. A substantial number of prisoners have. In fact countless murderous and rapist criminals go free.
- greedo 4y ago
  Countless murderous(sic)...go free. Of course that's just your opinion, with no link to back it up. I tend to follow the information where I see police abuse, the abuse of rights by the courts/prosecutors, etc etc. You want to blow your mind? Follow a guy named Greg Doucette on the bird app. He routinely lists the violations of civil rights by authorities. It might open your mind.
  - ryan93 4y ago
    Well with murders there are bodies. It’s the easiest crime to see the gap between incarceration and the injustice of freely roaming murderers. Much harder to convict on rape so you can imagine how many more are out there free!
gruez 4y ago
>What happens is the folks who end up in prison haven't accrued any more of less liability - instead they drew attention. >If you'd like to learn more I recommend Three Felonies a Day. [1] It's hard to take that book seriously when the book fails to state how the average person actually commits felonies a day. According to the top critical review[1], it doesn't seem like most of the people in prisons are because of the reasons listed in the book. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R29XT1DSN5VBWK https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R29XT1DSN5VBWK
- arcticbull 4y ago
  I'm sorry but I'm not going to take the word of one randomly-selected Amazon reviewer at face value just because they're a verified purchaser.
  - gruez 4y ago
    Fair point, but I'm also not going to read a 392 page book just because a hacker news commenter recommended it. The title of "three felonies a day" certainly seems provocative and unexpected. It seems at least somewhat fair for someone making such an outrageous claim to be responsible for substantiating it. Why don't you furnish some sort of review/summary that lists what the three felonies are?

ryan93 4y ago

I haven't committed any violent crimes nor have most people. A substantial number of prisoners have. In fact countless murderous and rapist criminals go free.

greedo 4y ago
Countless murderous(sic)...go free. Of course that's just your opinion, with no link to back it up. I tend to follow the information where I see police abuse, the abuse of rights by the courts/prosecutors, etc etc. You want to blow your mind? Follow a guy named Greg Doucette on the bird app. He routinely lists the violations of civil rights by authorities. It might open your mind.
- ryan93 4y ago
  Well with murders there are bodies. It’s the easiest crime to see the gap between incarceration and the injustice of freely roaming murderers. Much harder to convict on rape so you can imagine how many more are out there free!

gruez 4y ago

>What happens is the folks who end up in prison haven't accrued any more of less liability - instead they drew attention. >If you'd like to learn more I recommend Three Felonies a Day. [1] It's hard to take that book seriously when the book fails to state how the average person actually commits felonies a day. According to the top critical review[1], it doesn't seem like most of the people in prisons are because of the reasons listed in the book. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R29XT1DSN5VBWK https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R29XT1DSN5VBWK

arcticbull 4y ago
I'm sorry but I'm not going to take the word of one randomly-selected Amazon reviewer at face value just because they're a verified purchaser.
- gruez 4y ago
  Fair point, but I'm also not going to read a 392 page book just because a hacker news commenter recommended it. The title of "three felonies a day" certainly seems provocative and unexpected. It seems at least somewhat fair for someone making such an outrageous claim to be responsible for substantiating it. Why don't you furnish some sort of review/summary that lists what the three felonies are?