• 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      civil violation, should we jail people who parked illegally? rather than a fine? should you get deported if you park in the wrong place? Should parking violations be part of people’s criminal history?

      imagine being unemployable due to a parking violation.

      civil violation ≠ crime, and doesn’t make someone illegal

      someone cannot be illegal, they can do illegal stuff but you cannot be illegal.

      Existing isn’t a crime.

      • morkyporky@suppo.fi
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        16 hours ago

        I never said anything about jail. Just that being undocumented is in fact illegal. The rest is just you projecting your morals onto a simple statement of fact.

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          16 hours ago

          “Being” isnt a crime. again, civil violation doesn’t make you a criminal.

          and it is quite racist to declare immigrants who committed no crimes as “being” illegal.

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      20 hours ago

      Yes, exactly like that. The act is illegal. Not the person. It’s not even a felony for heavens sake.

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          13 hours ago

          Yes, breaking the law is illegal. Do you understand that doesn’t make the person illegal or even a felon?

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            13 hours ago

            I didn’t say anything about a person being illegal or a felon. I said that being undocumented is illegal. Because it is.

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              11 hours ago

              Yes and further up the person was talking about how no person is illegal. So why are you even arguing?

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                10 hours ago

                I’m not arguing with that statement I was arguing that being undocumented is in fact illegal. As in its against the law. Regardless of how you feel about it.