Easy Crimes Should Be Legal
Summary
A stranger on the subway pitches a wild theory: crimes should be legal if they take "one step or less" to commit. He's already testing this philosophy. After donating $3,000 to charity, he disputed the charge on his credit card to get his money back. The charity keeps the cash, he keeps his cash. Is it fraud? Sure. But it shouldn't be that easy to commit a felony from your phone, he argues, so lazy crimes should just be legal. Kareem points out that not filing taxes is also illegal. The guy hasn't filed in five years. "Catch me if you can," he says. "I'm the brown Leonardo DiCaprio." Then he bolts.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? My take is that crimes should be legal if they take one step or less to commit.
I'm not convinced. So I donated $3,000 to charity a couple months ago, but I'm not in the financial position to be donating $3,000. So I had the idea—I was like, "What if I disputed the charge on my credit card?" The charities get $3,000, I get my $3,000 back.
Okay, no, but it's a felony. It shouldn't be that easy to commit a felony, like, right click on my phone app and commit a felony. Like, I think it should just be legal.
So lazy crimes? Lazy crimes should be legal. Anything that you can do from bed or just like not do—or not do.
I don't understand. Why is just like not doing your taxes illegal? Is it illegal not doing your taxes?
It's very illegal. I haven't filed in five years. Catch me if you can. I'm the brown Leonardo DiCaprio.
If the US government is watching this, he's kidding. I got to go.