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You were recorded smoking marijuana, an illegal drug at the federal level.

You were recorded walking into an abortion clinic, although face recognition identified as a resident of a state where abortion is illegal.

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Well aren’t both of those things crimes? I’m not a fan of mass surveillance either but maybe pick a different example.

The second is clearly not. State governments don't have jurisdiction over their residents when they are out of state.

Read about Texas.

It's a crime to leave the state to get an abortion. They can prosecute when you return home.

There have been vigilante patrols in West Texas, watching the necessary routes out of the state. The law gives any resident the grounds to turn in their neighbor for planning to get an abortion.


Is "crime" one and the same as "wrong"?

The solution is to change the laws, not to stop enforcing them. Otherwise this is basically just giving up on the concept of having laws.

The point is to maintain pressure so that even when the law becomes unjust, people aren't immediately harmed.

Selective enforcement has always been the law of the land.



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