by John61CT » Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:35 am
Yes, lots and lots of laws get "repurposed" by prosecutors when it suits them, far from the usage originally intended.
Trafficking itself is supposed to be limited tothird parties, travel across jurisdictions, and involuntary, deception or coercion involved. Now the term is used to prevent sex work in general, even when there are no victims involved.
Money laundering was supposed to be a tool for cracking down on narco, child porn, arms dealers, terrorism etc. Now mostly used for tax evasion, foreign corruption, politics get involved.
Anti-hacking laws the same, evolved so used to criminalize violating civil law user agreements, prevent publishing or even investigating system security weaknesses, reverse engineering for end-user benefits.
As democratic freedoms get more eroded, it will get harder and harder for citizens to resist trends toward greater and greater control over our lives. Not saying we're going police state fascist just yet, but that seems to be the direction if we don't stand up and assert our freedoms.