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One anecdote from this article that shocked me was that French labor can kidnap their management as part of a strike action? That would get you thrown in jail h
by aftbit 2y ago
One anecdote from this article that shocked me was that French labor can kidnap their management as part of a strike action? That would get you thrown in jail here in the US, unless you happened to be a cop, in which case you can kidnap anyone you want.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoNo, they can't lawfully do that. And neither can they block roads, or seize and destroy trucks' cargo, etc. (which often happens) The issue is that the police (which in France is under government control) may be unwilling to intervene for political reasons. In the case of this "kidnapping" is must also depend on whether the police was called at all.
- aftbit 2y agoWhat do you call the "Overton window" of illegal behavior? e.g. In the US, you can pretty reliably speed at up to 10 mph over the legal speed limit without actually getting stopped or arrested. Similarly, you can probably get away with drinking beer in a state park, and nobody will report you to the rangers, even though it is illegal (at least in my state, YMMV). On the other hand, if you try to kidnap your boss, people will 100% call the cops, and anyone involved would be looking at sentences including multiple years in prison. In some stores in some cities, you can get away with small-value shoplifting without anyone really batting an eye, while if you try to steal a TV from Best Buy near me, you are going to get tackled. I'm curious what one might search to learn more about the range of illegal behaviors that are actually tolerated in any given society.