I go by the spirit of the law, not necessarily the letter of the law, assuming the law is a just one.

Quoted: I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. Robert A. Heinlein

Heinlein is a freak!!!
...but he's my kind of freak.  

Quoted: Quoted: I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. Robert A. Heinlein Heinlein is a freak!!! ...but he's my kind of freak.

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There is a very big difference between being an "outlaw" and being a "criminal".

Quoted: There is a very big difference between being an "outlaw" and being a "criminal".

I'm guessing you aren't a police officer

Quoted: Quoted: There is a very big difference between being an "outlaw" and being a "criminal". I'm guessing you aren't a police officer

There is a big difference. Our Founding Fathers were "outlaws" because they challenged British athority but I wouldn't call them "criminals".  Criminals, in my book, are people that rape, murder and steal from people. People that build an illegal machine gun and never hurt anyone with it or that grow weed or make 'shine for personal use are "outlaws" but I don't think they should be considered a criminal even though they're breaking a law because I think the laws banning FA ownership, growing marijuana or distilling whiskey are unjust, unconstitutional laws.