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by cogman101 hours ago |
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upvoteby stickfigure1 hours ago|
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> People are still selling fentanyl without a prescription. Is that legal?

Obviously not. You know how you can tell? Police will stop you from doing it.

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upvoteby ceejayoz1 hours ago|
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> Police will stop you from doing it.

"Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges" would seem to describe that process, yes? The same first step a fentanyl dealer would encounter?

Swap out "selling fentanyl" for widely tolerated but often still illegal jaywalking if you like.

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upvoteby stickfigure21 minutes ago|
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"The state did not issue arrest warrants for Monsour and Lopes Lara. Instead, they have been issued summons to respond to the charges in Third District Court in Salt Lake County"

I don't think your fentanyl dealer will receive the same treatment. They aren't even taking away the "drugs" from Kalshi.

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upvoteby ceejayoz17 minutes ago|
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Summons to appear for a drug offense is very common here in my state, yes.
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upvoteby cogman101 hours ago|
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> You know how you can tell? Police will stop you from doing it.

Police will stop you from recording them, is that illegal?

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upvoteby stickfigure17 minutes ago|
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No, and in fact this is a pretty good way of getting a big settlement check out of the district if you're willing to suffer the hassle of an (illegal) arrest.
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upvoteby cogman107 minutes ago|
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Which means it's not a good or obvious way to tell if something is illegal or not.

Cops don't show up for civil offenses and most criminal offenses (particularly white collar offenses). Cops are also notoriously bad at understanding the law. Funnily, an illegal arrest is a good example of where the cops don't show up to arrest someone for breaking the law.

You are using faulty logic to determine what is and isn't legal.

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