Ignorance of the law is no defense – but should it be?
About 40,000 new state laws went into effect the first of this year throughout the United States, according to a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures. With a total of…
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COMMENTS
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.You need to graduate high school with a law degree to understand the legal system today. In certain circumstances, ignorance of the law should be a valid defense. It seems a new law is passed every minute and more civil liberties are being taken from us all the time.
I feel more of a member of a “police state” than a member of a free country anymore.