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>"so they’ve lifted simple garden variety infractions out of criminal law and placed them in administrative law." Many "garden variety infractions" are human e
by FpUser 3y ago
>"so they’ve lifted simple garden variety infractions out of criminal law and placed them in administrative law."
Many "garden variety infractions" are human errors. I do not think those were ever a subject to criminal prosecution disregarding whether the ability to clog the courts.
- turquoisevar 3y agoIn the US, they are still firmly part of the criminal system and recorded on your criminal record, to the point that if you don’t show up, a warrant will be issued for your arrest in some jurisdictions. Elsewhere, they also used to be part of the criminal system and handled similarly to how it’s dealt with in the US (minus the more severe tools the criminal justice system has on hand).