> 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 b

> 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....