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A felony? Really? I have no grasp of how your laws are divided in the states and presumed the "every-day accidental crimes" would be misdemeanors. What felonies

A felony? Really? I have no grasp of how your laws are divided in the states and presumed the "every-day accidental crimes" would be misdemeanors. What felonies are you referring to?

bbrtyth 14y ago
Felony soda tossing: http://www.wireclub.com/topics/off_topic/conversations/T6K1RgM8C-tUqJT10 http://www.wireclub.com/topics/off_topic/conversations/T6K1R... Felony mic check: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/12/1054041/-Occupy-San-Diego-Arrested-for-Felony-Conspiracy http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/12/1054041/-Occupy-San... Felony protesting: http://www.soarclub.com/2012/03/felony-protest-in-front-of-government-official/ http://www.soarclub.com/2012/03/felony-protest-in-front-of-g... I also recall a few years back there was a man charged with a felony for "digging fossils" with his son in the wrong place. And a man charged as a sex offender for grabbing a child that ran in front of his car (to lecture him). I found another where a man was charged with felonies for throwing seed pods at police, but that's not really an "every-day accidental crime." So, yes, most incidents are misdemeanors, but if you commit them in the wrong place, at the wrong time, or with the wrong people present, it can be a felony.
sesqu 14y ago
Here's a blog circling the topic: http://www.harveysilverglate.com/TheSilvergLatest/TFD.aspx http://www.harveysilverglate.com/TheSilvergLatest/TFD.aspx
sneak 14y ago
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594032556 http://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/...
anamax 14y ago
> presumed the "every-day accidental crimes" would be misdemeanors. It's interesting that you're accepting of the idea that ordinary activities are likely to be crimes. It's actually rational to have harsh penalties for minor things. You're trying to control people. Minor penalties won't be heard about by others. In addition, prosecutors and police aren't much interested in minor things. Harsh penalties get their attention. The only way to break this cycle is to stop criminalizing these minor things, which is something that a govt with a control fetish will never do. By accepting the idea that ordinary activities can be criminal, you're buying into that fetish. Your "but they shouldn't be felonies" is either embarrassment or ignorance of the consequences of said "buy into". Here's my rule. If I'm unwilling to have my mother shot for doing {thing}, said thing should not be a crime. That's an appropriate rule because criminalizing said thing will result in someone being shot....

A felony? Really? I have no grasp of how your laws are divided in the states and presumed the "every-day accidental crimes" would be misdemeanors. What felonies are you referring to?

bbrtyth 14y ago

Felony soda tossing: http://www.wireclub.com/topics/off_topic/conversations/T6K1RgM8C-tUqJT10 http://www.wireclub.com/topics/off_topic/conversations/T6K1R... Felony mic check: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/12/1054041/-Occupy-San-Diego-Arrested-for-Felony-Conspiracy http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/12/1054041/-Occupy-San... Felony protesting: http://www.soarclub.com/2012/03/felony-protest-in-front-of-government-official/ http://www.soarclub.com/2012/03/felony-protest-in-front-of-g... I also recall a few years back there was a man charged with a felony for "digging fossils" with his son in the wrong place. And a man charged as a sex offender for grabbing a child that ran in front of his car (to lecture him). I found another where a man was charged with felonies for throwing seed pods at police, but that's not really an "every-day accidental crime." So, yes, most incidents are misdemeanors, but if you commit them in the wrong place, at the wrong time, or with the wrong people present, it can be a felony.

sesqu 14y ago

Here's a blog circling the topic: http://www.harveysilverglate.com/TheSilvergLatest/TFD.aspx http://www.harveysilverglate.com/TheSilvergLatest/TFD.aspx

sneak 14y ago

http://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594032556 http://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/...

anamax 14y ago

> presumed the "every-day accidental crimes" would be misdemeanors. It's interesting that you're accepting of the idea that ordinary activities are likely to be crimes. It's actually rational to have harsh penalties for minor things. You're trying to control people. Minor penalties won't be heard about by others. In addition, prosecutors and police aren't much interested in minor things. Harsh penalties get their attention. The only way to break this cycle is to stop criminalizing these minor things, which is something that a govt with a control fetish will never do. By accepting the idea that ordinary activities can be criminal, you're buying into that fetish. Your "but they shouldn't be felonies" is either embarrassment or ignorance of the consequences of said "buy into". Here's my rule. If I'm unwilling to have my mother shot for doing {thing}, said thing should not be a crime. That's an appropriate rule because criminalizing said thing will result in someone being shot....