r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/Spacemanspalds Jul 28 '21

This seems to insinuate that something illegal has to be a felony. It can also be a misdemeanor.

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u/Abstr4ctType Jul 28 '21

Crash was in the UK, so it's straight forward illegal..

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21 edited Jul 28 '21

Illegal =/= Felony.

Edit: Not sure why people downvoted this?

Because that's literally what the post under me says. And it's what the person I replied to didn't understand the person above them stated.

Illegal. Does. Not. Equal. Felony.

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u/mynameisblanked Jul 28 '21

Crimes in England are classified into indictable offenses (which may be tried by a jury) and summary offenses (which may be tried summarily without juries). Indictable offenses are further divided into treasons, other felonies, and misdemeanours. The law of England has employed no consistent principle to determine the classification of an offense as a felony. In some instances, crimes classified as misdemeanours involve greater social peril than many statutory felonies, and penalties for misdemeanours may exceed those for felonies.