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Re:Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'count... by boomboomsubban on Friday March 29, 2024 @07:41PM (#39870261)
The original or real law considers counterfeiting one stamp a crime, which I think is fine.

I took issue with somebody criticizing that law by saying only counterfeiting one stamp shouldn't be a crime. So I pointed out that if you made some arbitrary non-one number the breaking point you're opening up loopholes. I'm not trying to introduce loopholes, the law is what it is to prevent loopholes.

And the ridiculousness of counterfeiting one stamp being a felony is avoided by not prosecuting anyone who only counterfeits one stamp.

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Re:Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'count... by Dylan16807 on Friday March 29, 2024 @08:56PM (#39870768)
By "original" I mean coldtea's suggesting that counterfeiting "_a_ stamp" should not be a "serious federal felony".

You're suggesting a lot of loopholes that don't work.

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