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Re:Ask HN: How does onlyfans.com work around the “no porn” S... by ocdtrekkie on Thursday August 27, 2020 @10:20PM (#24300786)
Widespread consensus doesn't determine what is and isn't a crime. The law does. Until the federal law changes, marijuana sales are a federal crime. Technically speaking, no state can actually "legalize" it.
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Re:Ask HN: How does onlyfans.com work around the “no porn” S... by sneak on Thursday August 27, 2020 @11:51PM (#24301196)
You’re absolutely right, of course.

Widespread consensus heavily influences prosecutorial discretion though, which determines in practice what is or isn’t permitted by society.

The law is not a computer program, and it is applied entirely arbitrarily.

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