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> can't even count the number of possible ways you can commit a crime This strikes me as a bizarre thing to say and I'm curious what meaning you ascribe to thi
by torstenvl 4y ago
> can't even count the number of possible ways you can commit a crime
This strikes me as a bizarre thing to say and I'm curious what meaning you ascribe to this statement.
What would be the value of counting such a thing? Why would you want your tax dollars spent on such a task?
- Aerroon 4y agoIt's a way to show that the legal system is too complex. In the 80s the Justice Department tried to count the total number of criminal laws and they failed.[0] If the government can't even keep track of the number of them, then how is it reasonable to expect regular people to follow all of them? [0] https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2013/03/frequent-reference-question-how-many-federal-laws-are-there/ https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2013/03/frequent-reference-questio...
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