@okayultra @ClarkHat Mens rea is a civil liberty, a very important one, with a long history. ACLU used to defend such principles.
@okayultra @ClarkHat It's important in common-law jurisdictions, ie the anglosphere.
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@okayultra@ClarkHat It's pushback against a general tendency for federal administrative agencies to run roughshod over common law. -
@okayultra@ClarkHat It's currently a felony in the US to pick up a FEATHER if it's from a proscribed species. https://www.bestutahlawyer.com/Articles/Possession-of-Eagle-Feathers-May-Result-in-Severe-Punishments … -
@okayultra@ClarkHat Not a lot of people know this. Doesn't matter. Find a random feather on the ground, put it in your cap, go to prison. -
@okayultra@ClarkHat Preserving mens rea would make it a lot harder to enforce evil shit like that. This is why it's important. -
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@okayultra@ClarkHat This explains it better than I can. https://twitter.com/rec0nciler/status/700084662648049665 …This Tweet is unavailable. - 1 more reply
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