$300 Felony

It used to be that a felony was a serious crime. Then again, it used to be that there were only laws against actual crimes. Of course, today that is not the case. Laws are now used as hammers to socially adjust you if you are different. There are so many laws that it is quite literally impossible to obey all of them, and just as impossible to enforce all of them -- so the law-enforcer is empowered to select which laws they want to enforce.

Felony:
1. One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor.
2. Any of several crimes in early English law that were punishable by forfeiture of land or goods and by possible loss of life or a bodily part.

I think the dictionary needs updating. Now, in North Carolina, thanks to Democrats, if someone steals $300 from a construction site, that's a felony.

That's right -- theft of a single power tool from a construction site can now be punished on the same level as rape and murder. Steal a nail gun, go to prison with a child molester. I wonder what's next -- execution for public urination? I think it's time to throw out all North Carolina's General Statues and start all over again.

Posted by: Ogre at 04:34 AM

Comments

1 well, we can't have people stealing tools from all those "undocumented aliens" now without some sort of serious penalty now, can we?

Can you see the State trotting up an illegal to the witness stand? Ufortunately, I can see it happening.

Posted by: William Teach at July 11, 2005 08:09 AM (kP/zI)

2 Even worse -- can you imagine if some of the illegals were the ones doing the stealing? Can't prosecute them for crimes, you see, we can't risk offending them...

Posted by: Ogre at July 11, 2005 08:58 AM (/k+l4)

3 Execution for public urination! LOL! It is great how you can write on such serious issues and still keep a sense of humor about it. I completely agree with you on this. Too many laws, and what they are being used for. This particular one is just bizarre. I think you should run for office.

Posted by: Jay at July 11, 2005 10:30 AM (2FcUc)

4 I consider running for office every year, and I've run before, but only against staggering odds. I honestly believe I could win, but I don't know what good I would do -- I'd be one conservative voice in a sea of 100 huge-government liberal democrats. I don't know that I'd get anything else done more than what I'm doing now -- pointing out how horrible and corrupt government has become.

Posted by: Ogre at July 11, 2005 10:33 AM (/k+l4)

5 Just keep trying. NC needs you. By the way, that troll over at my place is talking to you.

Posted by: Jay at July 11, 2005 11:10 AM (2FcUc)

6 I'll have to do it when I'm in a particularly good mood -- so I can complain and point out all the problems, laughing and making fun of the other elected "officials," knowing that any possible law or provision I proposed would have absolutely 0 chance of ever seeing the light of day... maybe, for fun, I could introduce dozens of laws every day by myself, just to try and clog the system...

Posted by: Ogre at July 11, 2005 11:21 AM (/k+l4)






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