alt Hacker News"It's only a crime because it's against the law." - someone, inevitably
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torh • today at 8:17 PM
"Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else ... noticed" — Bob Loblaw
"It's only a crime because it's against the law." - someone, inevitably
"Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else ... noticed" — Bob Loblaw
Of course that’s a silly turn of phrase but there is a grain of truth.
Most people believe that the law should mirror the ethics or morality of the society, and absent something clearly harmful, most people don’t understand why something with nobody clearly harmed should be illegal.