The government has made itself the victim of every crime committed and given itself sole standing in criminal court. Actual victims can only testify. They cannot receive reparation. The government continues to make up new statutes of which it is the victim if said statute is broken. Court used to be about actual victims with actual standing. The law used to be about actual harm, actual damage, actual redress.
So which rights do you think the government should be able to deny at will?
Excellent post. Crimes should require a showing of an actual victim who was harmed.
