Laws are meant to give society structure, set standards for behavior, and help keep people safe. But just because they’re written down doesn’t mean everyone follows them.
One Redditor asked: What is something illegal that almost everyone does anyway? The answers ranged from minor slip-ups to rules you might not even know existed. Scroll down to see what they shared, and decide for yourself if these “offenses” are terrible or not so bad.
Just remember, this isn’t an endorsement—be responsible with your own choices.
#1
Littering and not picking up after their dogs when they poop. It's gross and i'm sick of seeing it.
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57points
#2
Downloading copyrighted media …. Allegedly .. not me obviously … in fact I don’t even know what downloading is ….
56points
#3
I don’t know about illegal, but I’m in my twentieth year of my winrar free trial.
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50points
#5
Distracted driving. Whether texting, changing the radio, eating or drinking….its all classified under distracted driving. (May vary some by state).
39points
#6
Clicking ‘I have read and agree to the terms and conditions.
37points
#7
Driving like f**king maniacs and endangering everyone else to gain mere seconds.
LEAVE EARLIER if you're in a rush. It's crazy how it didn't bother me that much before, but now that i have a child, if somebody endagers while my child in the car by driving like a m****c, it makes me unreasonably angry at them.
LEAVE EARLIER if you're in a rush. It's crazy how it didn't bother me that much before, but now that i have a child, if somebody endagers while my child in the car by driving like a m****c, it makes me unreasonably angry at them.
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35points
#9
For cyclists, traffic lights are recommendations.
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30points
#10
Tailgating nobody keeps a safe following distance anymore.
29points
#12
“Oh the speed limit is 65? Better go 85 and then be annoyed at people who are going 75”.
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27points
#13
Texting/looking at phone while driving.
Everyone is against it, but pick any random car and look...odds are good you will see someone doing it, or doing the look up look down thing.
And checking at red-lights counts as texting/driving. The law in my state, and in most other states, doesn't differentiate between the car moving and the car being stationary.
So you a******s doing it at red lights are still breaking the law in addition to not paying attention when it turns green.
Everyone is against it, but pick any random car and look...odds are good you will see someone doing it, or doing the look up look down thing.
And checking at red-lights counts as texting/driving. The law in my state, and in most other states, doesn't differentiate between the car moving and the car being stationary.
So you a******s doing it at red lights are still breaking the law in addition to not paying attention when it turns green.
26points
#14
Peeing in public. (Like, in a pinch).
21points
#15
Copyright/IP/TOS. SO many things rely on violating some kind of copyright or IP, or a term of service deep in a contract no one read. Granted, I do it very intentionally, but if YouTube, or the internet in general, had to rely on the word of actual IP law, nothing would exist online but text, and a good portion of that would be illegal.
Example, years ago the internet was full of websites where people wrote out guitar tabs for songs, unofficial, made by some guy online, a bunch of numbers and dashes showing you how to play a copyrighted song on guitar. The RIAA decided that was not legal, now all of the websites that don't pay them money, again to post text documents that are entirely numbers and dashes some guy guessed is the correct way to play a song, shut down.
E: 2-2--2-4-5--5-5-4-2-2 There, I broke the law.
Example, years ago the internet was full of websites where people wrote out guitar tabs for songs, unofficial, made by some guy online, a bunch of numbers and dashes showing you how to play a copyrighted song on guitar. The RIAA decided that was not legal, now all of the websites that don't pay them money, again to post text documents that are entirely numbers and dashes some guy guessed is the correct way to play a song, shut down.
E: 2-2--2-4-5--5-5-4-2-2 There, I broke the law.
21points
#16
Here in NH, w**d is illegal. Yet everyone smokes, we just go to Massachusetts for our goods lol.
20points
#18
Driving behavior in big cities is often more illegal than legal. Speeding, failing to signal, aggressive driving, failing to yield, phone use/distracted driving... And that's just one traffic light to the next for many drivers!
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19points
