If you break a law that you didn’t know was a law, should you be prosecuted to the full extent of the law?
61-69, M
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edistoflyer · 46-50, M
"ignorantia non excusat legem."
Asking before doing is easy.
Ignorance is vast.
If a man uses another's automobile "not knowing" he didn't have permission to use the vehicle breaks traffic laws resulting in a collision with ensuing property damage, personal injury and death, should his aggregate of ignorances have any lessening impact on legal consequences? Absolutely not, don't you agree?
Asking before doing is easy.
Ignorance is vast.
If a man uses another's automobile "not knowing" he didn't have permission to use the vehicle breaks traffic laws resulting in a collision with ensuing property damage, personal injury and death, should his aggregate of ignorances have any lessening impact on legal consequences? Absolutely not, don't you agree?
4thdimensiondream · 61-69, M
@edistoflyer There are many reasons why it makes sense. Maybe 99.9% of them. Common sense should be a factor of course. I can't even think of a real good example of the opposite but i bet there are some. Was just curious what others felt.
4thdimensiondream · 61-69, M
@4thdimensiondream I just read about a guy who had to pat a $500 fine for using a Cafe's internet Wifi without making a purchase.
4thdimensiondream · 61-69, M
In Alaska you cant get drunk or go into a bar drunk.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
@4thdimensiondream yikes. But was he in the cafe or just sitting outside it?
4thdimensiondream · 61-69, M
@iamnikki Not sure it was from 2007! Now most places have it PW protected anyway. Was just proving the point that some laws are silly and nobody would ever know its a law!