Do you know anyone who hasn’t broken the law?

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15 Jul 2019, 2:55 pm

I removed the tag from my mattress!



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15 Jul 2019, 3:00 pm

I bet whoever hasn't broken the law can't drive.

That's one reason I don't want to learn.

Seems like everyone I know gets parking fines and speeding tickets.


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15 Jul 2019, 3:24 pm

Granted I can't drive and I live in a suburban area where crossing for small streets like within my neighborhood (usually the only place I ever do any walking) is at your own discretion and there are no lights for such crossings (only if you go out onto busier streets), but to the best of my knowledge, I've never done any of those things.


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16 Jul 2019, 9:45 pm

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That deer hit me first. It was self-defense.


And then there is that oak tree that failed to yield the right of way!

Damned trees! Texting while jaywalking!



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17 Jul 2019, 2:18 am

KikiKitty678 wrote:
Most people would not say they break the law, because they think “breaking the law” refers to felonies. However, have you ever done one of these things:
*Jaywalked?
*Gotten a speeding ticket?
*Put soda in a water cup at a restaurant?
*Snuck into a second movie?
*Hit a deer?
*Parked illegally?
*Photographed art in a museum?
*Videotaped a theater play?

I would bet most of you have done at least one of these things. So technically, most of us have broken the law once or twice. You (hopefully) haven’t done what most people would refer to as “breaking the law,” but you’ve probably done it in the literal sense.


When it comes to driving going over the speed limit is probably the most common. Not even actually speeding but unintentionally going a little bit past it.

My cousin and I got busted for jaywalking once. The cop let us off with a warning.



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17 Jul 2019, 9:20 am

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*Hit a deer?


Unless you mean something other than accidentally hitting a deer with a motor vehicle, hitting a deer is not illegal. Not where I live, anyway.

There is probably also no law against walking up to a deer and smacking it.



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17 Jul 2019, 9:31 am

Hmmm...

I don't think that I know ANY one who isn't an upstanding law abiding citizen.

But I will hafta get back to you about this question. Right now...I gotta put away my joint in my glove compartment, and put away the open bottle of gin, and refrain from shooting off bottle rockets, so I can talk to that young lady over there in the high heel pumps who is walking the street!



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17 Jul 2019, 9:33 am

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*Hit a deer?


Unless you mean something other than accidentally hitting a deer with a motor vehicle, hitting a deer is not illegal. Not where I live, anyway.

There is probably also no law against walking up to a deer and smacking it.


I have heard of "punching cattle".

So why not give a white tail a black eye too?



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17 Jul 2019, 9:56 am

probably a whole bunch of minor laws we all break on a regular basis



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17 Jul 2019, 2:14 pm

KikiKitty678 wrote:
Most people would not say they break the law, because they think “breaking the law” refers to felonies. However, have you ever done one of these things:
*Jaywalked?
*Gotten a speeding ticket?
*Put soda in a water cup at a restaurant?
*Snuck into a second movie?
*Hit a deer?
*Parked illegally?
*Photographed art in a museum?
*Videotaped a theater play?

I would bet most of you have done at least one of these things. So technically, most of us have broken the law once or twice. You (hopefully) haven’t done what most people would refer to as “breaking the law,” but you’ve probably done it in the literal sense.


Putting soda in a water cup is illegal? I need a source for that. Even restaurants encourage it because they have regular cups and coffee cups.

I also need a source for hitting a wild animal on purpose is illegal. I have not heard of anyone going to jail for it or getting a ticket for it.

Is it illegal to photograph at a museum or play? Just because something is a rule doesn't make it the law. I don't think sneaking into a second movie is illegal. It's just breaking the cinema rule. Can they have you arrested for it? They can only have you arrested for trespassing if you refuse to pay for the second movie.

I have only done two of the above. Plus I got a parking ticket once but it was a memorial weekend and I am pretty sure lot of parking tickets were handed out that day because many people parked on the side of the road where it wasn't a parking spot. But I did not park where it said no parking and I didn't park anyone in like some cars did. This happened in a National Forest when I took my kids to the Ape Caves.


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