That's interesting.
I wonder at the practical application of this though if you carried it quite a bit further. Say, stopping every speeder who is over the posted limit for instance? What would be the cost to the legal system for all the manpower, gas, court use, etc. for something like this?
There are rape victims who are scared to come forward because of how they are seen by others as well as the trauma of going through an investigation into their private lives and then the publicity involved in a trial. Many of these cases are probably dropped by prosecutors because they are afraid that the victim will not be able to weather a storm like this. Serious matters.
Comparing this though this case of the 5 cent power thief what would really be the benefit to society of prosecuting this? Or of that of Graciegirl and the church?
Would it not be more practical for instance for the cop to chew out the man who stole the 5 cents of power than putting him through the legal system. Otherwise, it just seems like a petty waste of the court system's resources.
Can you imagine sitting on a jury for a case involving a 5 cent loss of power from a public school? I would be looking for Victor Hugo's Javert as the arresting officer.
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