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On the subjects of criminals suing for injuries, etc. during commission of crimes, it would be interesting to see actual cases and their actual final outcomes after appeals. My guess is there are more urban legends about such things than actual cases. It's easy to sue anybody for anything in the US; it's quite a different matter to win.

I know the US has a bad rep for litigiousness, but I think it's yet another positive example of our degree of freedom, which is plainly larger than that of even other Western democracies. Anybody has recourse through the court system for virtually anything. That indeed leads to many cases, and many frivilous ones at that--but again, actually winning them is a different matter. The vast majority of silly cases are tossed out.

I say no taxation because the government seizes illegal property anyway. Criminals have enough trouble with the legal system. Why should they be taxed? Some criminals have ways of distributing wealth, and sometimes barter is preferable to money and a good criminal makes for a great businessman. I'm not saying the gvt. should be ignored, but it is corrupt. I feel like getting musical.
Some final thoughts on this topic: Lyrics by Nas
"Imagine smoking reef in the streets without cops harassin
Imagine going to court with no trial
No welfare supporters more conscious of the way we raise our daughters
if (edit) was cooked without the garbage we'd all have the top dollars
Imagine everybody flashin, fashion
Designer clothes, lacing your click up with diamond vogues
Your people holdin dough, no parole
No rubbers, go in raw imagine law with no undercovers
Just some thoughts for the mind
I take a glimpse into time sky
watch the blimp read "The World Is Mine"
The Villa house is for the crew, how we do
Trees for breakfast, dime sexes and Benz stretches
So many years of depression make me vision
The better livin, type of place to raise kids in
Gimme one shot I turn trife life to lavish
Political prisonner set free, stress free
No work release purple M3's and jet skis
If I ruled the world Imagine that
You'd love to hear the story how the thugs live in worry
Duck down in car seats, heat's mandatory
Runnin from Jake, gettin chased, hunger for papes
These are the breaks many mistakes go down out of state
Wait, I had to let it marinate we carry weight
Tryin to get laced, flip the ace stack the safe
Millionaire plan to keep the gat with the cop camera
Makin moves in Atlanta, back and forth scrambler
Cause you could have all the chips, be poor or rich
Still nobody want a brotha havin (edit)
If I ruled the world and everything in it, sky's the limit
I push a Q-45 Infinit
It wouldn't be no such thing as jealousies or B Felonies
Strictly living longevity to the destiny
I thought I'd never see but reality struck
Better find out before your time's out, what the (edit)???"