Tech_Esq
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
No, I never heard of it until today, but as the title states, it is impossible for every adult in the country to commit 3 felonies a day.
He does not even say the "average person".
The title just says 3 felonies a day, but you said very adult commits them, is this what the book actually says?
OK. So you're just talking out your ass.
Understood.
I dont know whether what he says is true or not. I do know there are lot of things that are felonies that used to be misdemeanors. And a lot of things that people get charged with are crimes only by the furthest stretch of the imagination.
For example, an acquaintance of mine was charged with creating child porn. Bad, true. But part of the charge made it a federal crime because he used a camera that was made in Japan and imported here.
That is just dumb.
It would be interesting to read how he came up with such a theory.
Three felonies a day? You might be able to convince me of three misdemeanors per day especially if you were speaking to me while I was driving. Are traffic infractions (yes, I have a lead foot) considered misdemeanors?
Immie
3 Felonies a day is complete bullshit. Not saying there aren't some bush league felonies in some jurisdiction, but most people don't even violate those much less 3 per day.
As a practicing attorney, I rarely represented someone on a serious offense that had never committed another crime. And, I never represented someone in court who was "treated unfairly by the system." Most people got less than they deserved to get and more people got off than is probably conscionable. Not proud to say that I did my part to make that a true statement. (However I will say that we made it a practice to never represent a rapist or sexual batterer).
Having said all that, it is mid-day and I have yet to commit one felony (and I'm pretty sure I know what most of them are).