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The Criminalization of Everyday Life

Posted by seumasach on March 25, 2009

Are anyone’s days entirely free of “offenses” that can get you arrested?

By Robert Neuwirth

City Limits

I spent 24 hours in the slammer the other day. My crime? Well, the police couldn’t tell me when they locked me up. The prosecutor and judge couldn’t either, when I was arraigned the following day. I found out for myself when I researched the matter a few days after being released: I had been cited for walking my dog off the leash – once, six years ago.

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