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minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agohttps://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/is-illegal-immigration-a-crime-improper-entry-v-unlawful-presence/ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if people* actually took their own advice and did their own research.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoYou’re still breaking the law, even if the first offense is a civil penalty. You’re still a criminal. https://www.tulsafirm.com/are-civil-penalties-criminal/
minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-216 days agoSo on brand when people* try to do their own research and utterly fail at it due to lack of critical thinking and reading comprehension skills. Per your citation: Key Takeaways Civil penalties are imposed for civil offenses and do not involve criminal actions or convictions. They typically result in monetary fines or mandated actions, unlike criminal penalties that may lead to imprisonment. Civil penalties focus on compliance, while criminal penalties aim to punish wrongdoing and deter criminal behavior. The burden of proof for civil cases is a preponderance of evidence, whereas criminal cases require proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Civil penalties do not carry the same stigma or implications as criminal penalties, suc
https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/is-illegal-immigration-a-crime-improper-entry-v-unlawful-presence/
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if people* actually took their own advice and did their own research.
You’re still breaking the law, even if the first offense is a civil penalty.
You’re still a criminal.
https://www.tulsafirm.com/are-civil-penalties-criminal/
So on brand when people* try to do their own research and utterly fail at it due to lack of critical thinking and reading comprehension skills.
Per your citation:
Key Takeaways
Civil penalties are imposed for civil offenses and do not involve criminal actions or convictions.
They typically result in monetary fines or mandated actions, unlike criminal penalties that may lead to imprisonment.
Civil penalties focus on compliance, while criminal penalties aim to punish wrongdoing and deter criminal behavior.
The burden of proof for civil cases is a preponderance of evidence, whereas criminal cases require proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Civil penalties do not carry the same stigma or implications as criminal penalties, suc