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Except this makes the situation worse because now everyone is a criminal and the legal system gets to pick and choose who to punish.

"Hmmm... I don't like gay minorities, let's hit them up for all the illegal things that everyone is doing, but which are still illegal."

Maybe there is a defense if the prosecutor says the above line exactly, but in general it allows for unfair application of the law. This quickly becomes 'don't piss off a cop/judge'.



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