Some questions for you I would like some clarification on:
Regarding point 1, how would you handle driving while heavily intoxicated? Would you not consider that a crime until they have already hurt someone?
Regarding point 2 and 3, where do you draw the line? If someone didn't know murder was illegal and killed someone would that be a crime? If they killed someone without intending to by doing something they didn't know was illegal is that still a crime?
I am aware these seem like rather extreme and absurd examples but it illustrates what i feel is missing in your idea. They sound great but are a bit too vague and lead to some rather bizzare edge cases where common sense and morality would dictate that a criminal wrong was commited but perhaps it somehow isn't under your rule of law, depending on where you draw the distinction of what constitutes a crime.
For ignorance of crime, I would keep in that it's not an excuse bit put a hard cap on the actual number pf laws (at least for felonies, civil is different). Misdemeanors and bylaws should have a warning system where warnings are tracked and cops can see what you've been told when the check your file, but first time offenses habitually get warnings so long as you promise not to do it again.
Some questions for you I would like some clarification on:
Regarding point 1, how would you handle driving while heavily intoxicated? Would you not consider that a crime until they have already hurt someone?
Regarding point 2 and 3, where do you draw the line? If someone didn't know murder was illegal and killed someone would that be a crime? If they killed someone without intending to by doing something they didn't know was illegal is that still a crime?
I am aware these seem like rather extreme and absurd examples but it illustrates what i feel is missing in your idea. They sound great but are a bit too vague and lead to some rather bizzare edge cases where common sense and morality would dictate that a criminal wrong was commited but perhaps it somehow isn't under your rule of law, depending on where you draw the distinction of what constitutes a crime.
For ignorance of crime, I would keep in that it's not an excuse bit put a hard cap on the actual number pf laws (at least for felonies, civil is different). Misdemeanors and bylaws should have a warning system where warnings are tracked and cops can see what you've been told when the check your file, but first time offenses habitually get warnings so long as you promise not to do it again.