Average American commits 3 federal crimes a day

[Bad Boy Dazza]

If you reside in America and it is dinnertime, you have almost certainly broken the law. In his book Three Felonies a Day, civil-liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate estimates that the average person unknowingly breaks at least three federal criminal laws every day. This toll does not count an avalanche of other laws — for example misdemeanors or civil violations such as disobeying a civil contempt order — all of which confront average people at every turn.

https://mises.org/daily/5759/Decriminalize-the-Average-Man

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[240_Iz_Nutz]

Three felonies a day per person is a tough one to believe. I know there are a lot of dumb laws not enforced and all that, but man that is a crazy stat. Obviously anyone that drives will commit multiple violations on pretty much a daily basis. The felony thing just surprises me.