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by jhayward 3573 days ago
> Felonies are reserved for very serious crimes

Not true in any real sense. I've seen a State of Texas employee charged with a felony for making a $0.25 personal call from a state telephone back in the early 90's.

The unreal magnitude of criminalization of "normal" behavior in the US is beyond anything most people can imagine.