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mertd · 2022-11-27 23:14:58

It's not a crime. It is a misdemeanor, as in, it will never land you in jail.

juliangregorian | karma 652 | avg karma 1.22 · | 2015-06-02 16:23:07+00:00

It's not a felony.

anigbrowl | karma 91010 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2012-01-02 14:35:09+00:00

A misdemeanor is a criminal offense, even if it does not involve jail time.

tomschlick | karma 4115 | avg karma 4.31 · | 2019-05-02 23:27:59+00:00

It's still illegal. It's just a misdemeanor, not a felony.

Dylan16807 | karma 31639 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2024-04-03 09:18:13

That's not going to get a felony conviction.

muzz | karma 2816 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2022-01-19 00:10:33

Wrong. Misdemeanors are crimes

FireBeyond | karma 18718 | avg karma 2.51 · | 2020-04-30 17:25:55

Technically a misdemeanor (well, two), not a felony.

whiddershins | karma 6988 | avg karma 3.65 · | 2024-01-03 16:21:15

Misdemeanor is still a criminal record.

staticassertion | karma 12534 | avg karma 3.12 · | 2021-05-22 00:20:10+00:00

I think it's a misdemeanor here.

hn_throwaway_99 | karma 68064 | avg karma 8.17 · | 2022-11-27 23:15:52

Misdemeanors are still very much crimes.

the_only_law | karma 5099 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2022-05-25 09:01:59

You aren’t a felon if you never get prosecuted.

mc32 | karma 33963 | avg karma 2.39 · | 2024-05-30 22:14:25

Aren’t the charges misdemeanors?

danneu | karma 1932 | avg karma 2.48 · | 2011-06-17 17:38:06+00:00

But it's a felony.

ethbr0 | karma 17741 | avg karma 3.56 · | 2023-04-01 07:44:27

That would be a misdemeanor, not a felony.

alfromspace | karma -11 | avg karma -0.09 · | 2019-08-27 15:45:08

You can absolutely go to jail for misdemeanors.

nraynaud | karma 3750 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2014-04-26 22:30:49

he's got a misdemeanor.

downandout | karma 13606 | avg karma 4.17 · | 2018-06-20 11:28:44+00:00

Are misdemeanors not crimes? The term misdemeanor simply means that it is a crime punishable by up to 364 days in prison. Further, illegal reentry is a felony, and in many of these cases, it’s reentry.

atom-morgan | karma 1696 | avg karma 2.29 · | 2016-08-31 13:13:06

Possession being a felony doesn't mean it's right.

refurb | karma 27208 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2021-05-19 21:47:15

You’re unlikely to spend time in jail for a non-violent felony in SF. Nobody is going to jail for a misdemeanor.

anigbrowl | karma 91010 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2012-01-02 08:39:14

So why is the offense described as a misdemeanor?