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[–] [email protected] 208 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

It is useful to have lots of stupid laws. It makes people feel powerless and frustrated. It means the police can always find excuses to persecute you.

The technicalities of the individual laws are not important. It's the psychological effect of the whole body of laws on a people.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It is useful to have lots of stupid laws. It makes people feel powerless and frustrated. It means the police can always find excuses to persecute you.

How many laws does the US have again?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well an estimate from 2008 put it at upwards of 4,000 just as federal crimes. Not to even touch on state matters ,tax, civil affronts, etc.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

If we don't know the exact number, then it's too high. Lol

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