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by ben_w 1686 days ago
> I mean can you give me some examples of things this stati-state will find about you?

I think it’s a bit unfair to ask someone to throw away their (assuming American) 5th Amendment rights to make a point.

To paint with a broad and nonspecific brush, the UK government has regular surveys asking about drug use[0] which show that in the year ending March 2020, 7.4% of young adults used a class A drug. Possession of that class carries a maximum penalty of 7 years and an unlimited fine, supply and production up to life and unlimited fine.

Even for more mundane things like road traffic laws, if they were fully enforced then the only people with licenses would be those who didn’t drive.

(And are your memes fully licensed from the original copyright holder?)

[0] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeand...