> It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
reply— Upton Sinclair
"It's only a crime because it's against the law." - someone, inevitably
replyOf course that’s a silly turn of phrase but there is a grain of truth.
replyMost people believe that the law should mirror the ethics or morality of the society, and absent something clearly harmful, most people don’t understand why something with nobody clearly harmed should be illegal.
"Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else ... noticed" — Bob Loblaw
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