Re: Black and Backpacking round Europe worries

Following up to Martin

>>you could say they fall in the same class as speed limits. No one
>>gets hurt just because you exceed it and no sensible person
>>believes 30mph (or whatever) represents any real threshold, but
>>you have to put it somewhere. However, I think prosecutions where
>>we cannot demonstrate tangible harm should be viewed with
>>caution.
>
>Like stealing a million from a bank that makes profits of billions
>every year? Go ahead :-)

no way! Theft has a victim, it does not matter if they can afford
it.
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