The Law Says What? Stuff You Didn't Know About the Law Quotes

“The CSA regulates most of the common drugs you’ve probably heard of, such as marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, LSD, heroin, ecstasy, oxycodone, steroids, codeine, and many more. However, not all drugs fall under the purview of the CSA—alcohol and tobacco are curiously exempt from its scope, an outcome that most attribute to successful political lobbying. The CSA categorizes drugs hierarchically into one of five “Schedules” based on their potential for abuse and medical value. Schedule 1 drugs are viewed as the most dangerous, having the highest potential for abuse and lowest medical value, whereas those in Schedule 5 are considered the least dangerous. The higher a drug ranks in the scheduling hierarchy, the more restrictions and regulations apply. Bewildering to many, marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, in the same category as heroin. Perhaps even more shocking, cocaine and methamphetamine are listed one step below in Schedule 2. Yes, the CSA actually classifies meth as less problematic than marijuana, despite the fact that thousands of people overdose from meth each year and effectively zero die from marijuana.”
― Maclen Stanley, The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law

“Today, the United States remains the only developed country in the world to still follow the felony murder doctrine. Even the United Kingdom (where the doctrine was created) abolished it in 1957. In total, forty-four states and the federal government include some form of the felony murder doctrine in their legal codes.”
― Maclen Stanley, The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law

“Most people are unaware that nearly every federal agency includes some type of law enforcement division. For example, the United States Postal Service has a law enforcement wing—the Postal Inspection Service. Postal Inspection agents enforce over two hundred federal laws related to crimes involving the postal system, its employees, and its customers. Each year, these agents make over five thousand arrests, primarily for crimes such as mail theft, mail fraud, and illegally mailing drugs and weapons. Interestingly, these agents have a reputation of being some of the most dedicated and intelligent in all of federal law enforcement. Even the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) have law enforcement divisions with gun-carrying federal agents capable of making arrests for violations of federal tax and environmental law.”
― Maclen Stanley, The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law

“Flipping the bird—or showing the middle finger—has a storied history. Those who study the gesture (apparently these people exist) trace its roots all the way back to ancient Greek texts. The Romans then adopted the gesture from the Greeks and carried it into their mainstream culture. In fact, Augustus Caesar once banished an actor from all of Italy for giving the finger to an audience member who hissed at him during a performance.”
― Maclen Stanley, The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law