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What did you do to go to jail?
by chillbill 3y ago
What did you do to go to jail?
- magicalhippo 3y agoI was thinking something horrible but then I recalled how the US jailed some guys for years due to transporting some lobsters in a plastic bag[1], so yea... [1]: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2010/07/22/rough-justice https://www.economist.com/leaders/2010/07/22/rough-justice
- louzell 3y agoWell that certainly piqued my interest. Found this too, though: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/50631/did-abner-schoenwetter-spend-6-5-years-in-jail-because-he-used-plastic-bags-inst https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/50631/did-abner...
- skywal_l 3y agoFunny how disinformation can spread so easily. Reading that stackexchange link throws a different shade entirely. The article, which is about the real subject of american incarceration rate, present those dudes as innocent bystanders commiting a minor offence which should not even be an offence. On the other hand, these guys have been illegaly exploiting wild life in a foreign country for almost a decade and got jailed. Nothing to see here.
- mcherm 3y agoActually, there IS one thing to see here: apparently a notable failure of journalism from The Economist.
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- magicalhippo 3y agoNice find. I read the Economist piece back then and found it quite wild. Good to know it wasn't as crazy as portrayed. Still, the Lacey Act seems like it could easily be abused, given that old, outdated laws tend to linger.
- chillbill 3y agoit’s very difficult to know the exact details of that story, but one thing for sure though is that it wasn’t “transport” as much as it is “import”.
- B0073D 3y agoThey bought Star Citizen