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Old August 10, 2010, 01:05 PM   #10
Gary L. Griffiths
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He made brief mention of too many crimes being elevated to felony status (creating lifelong restrictions and hardships).
That's true, sometimes to the point of being ridiculous. E.G., in CA, it's a felony to carry OC without a permit, but a misdemeanor to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.

Other posters in other threads have chronicled examples of people sitting in their cars outside of Starbucks being arrested for felony theft of services because they were using Starbucks Wi-Fi signal without going into the store.
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