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OftenBen  ·  2472 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let’s Not Get Carried Away

    Legal

I hate this word. It has no bearing on the 'should' of an act. There are tons of anti-social things that are legal or pseudo-legal because no one will actually prosecute them. Saying something is 'legal' is a non-phrase at this point. There is no cohesive or consistent rationale that makes something legal or illegal, and the actual legality of a given act is completely irrelevant to if it's actually prosecuted, let alone the perpetrator being punished, or given a punishment that fits the crime. The guys who keep wrecking the economy keep getting multi-million dollar bonuses.