I thought felonies should be murder, rape, armed robbery, grand theft auto, etc.
But giving a can of beer to a 20 year old is a felon, as is tampering with your registration stickers so they look up to date. If you lie about your address, or read someone's mail, it is a felony. I believe many of these deserve jail time and a record, but not a felony.
I think the reason everything is a felony these days is it is a conspiracy to take away our guns. If they can pin anything on you and make it a felony, then you can't own a gun anymore.
You may think this is crazy, and they would never do this to all of us. Think again. With plea bargains, often you accept the charge, and they drop the sentence, but you walk away with the felony. They don't have to put everyone in jail. They just need the felony on your record so you can't vote and can't own a gun.
My other theory is that the "get harsh on crime" laws are pushed by the people who own prisons. $45,000 per prisoner is good money. Now we would not want them voting a stop to this after they get out of jail, so no voting for anyone who is a felon.
But giving a can of beer to a 20 year old is a felon, as is tampering with your registration stickers so they look up to date. If you lie about your address, or read someone's mail, it is a felony. I believe many of these deserve jail time and a record, but not a felony.
I think the reason everything is a felony these days is it is a conspiracy to take away our guns. If they can pin anything on you and make it a felony, then you can't own a gun anymore.
You may think this is crazy, and they would never do this to all of us. Think again. With plea bargains, often you accept the charge, and they drop the sentence, but you walk away with the felony. They don't have to put everyone in jail. They just need the felony on your record so you can't vote and can't own a gun.
My other theory is that the "get harsh on crime" laws are pushed by the people who own prisons. $45,000 per prisoner is good money. Now we would not want them voting a stop to this after they get out of jail, so no voting for anyone who is a felon.