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Old 12-21-2024, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I can't be sure but I seem to recall that driving 60 in a posted 25mph zone, cutting off traffic to take a left from the right lane of a 4-lane road, running a stop-light, hitting a bicyclist with your fender, and weaving in and out of your lane because you're drunk - are all crimes. That would make the people performing these behaviors - criminals.

Please do correct me if I'm mistaken.
You are technically and semantically correct. Now, would you like to discuss how THE LAW classifies the severity of "crimes", or does anyone think murder is the same as driving a golf cart at 20.1 mph??? You cannot just lump all "crimes" together and label the perpetrators as "criminals" with all the connotations that entails.

Alternatively, just taking driving and parking alone, 99% of Villagers are "criminals".