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> There are a million laws on the books that not only are not enforced, but aren't even self consistent with each other. It is enforcement that determines what
by tredre3 1y ago
> There are a million laws on the books that not only are not enforced, but aren't even self consistent with each other. It is enforcement that determines what one actually can or can't do.
Okay but your statement was that there's "nothing illegal about it". You now agree that it's illegal, you're just unlikely to get caught. And if you are, you'll just lose that purchase and not face any legal consequences.
- OutOfHere 1y agoIt's not about getting caught. It's done in the open with full awareness of everyone. It's not like anyone is hiding it. Afaik, people hide it only for some controlled substances. Next time you play a random music video on YouTube, please look at the number of federal copyright laws you're violating. Also, if you ever drive from one state to another, check if you have any plant food with you because crossing state lines with any plant material may be illegal. And I need not remind of marijuana which we know remains highly illegal at the federal level.
- kelnos 1y agoYou seem to be missing the point. You said, "there is nothing illegal about it". That's false: it is entirely illegal. Whether or not you can get away with it due to lax enforcement, or whether or not there are any real penalties for getting caught... that's a separate issue that has nothing to do with what you said.
- OutOfHere 1y agoWhen the diversity of laws are not even logically self-consistent, with one law denying a right and the other permitting it, what defines what is legal and what isn't? Enforcement does. Additionally, some laws are not even written clearly, and in fact are intentionally written vaguely.