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I'm sure it's legal to do that.

No, it's most emphatically not, at least in Georgia, and in most states as well.

Here's the code (your state may vary, but most states are very similar):

40-6-40.b: Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

Note the reference to the "normal speed of traffic," not "the speed limit." Also, more specifically to these idiots who decide to be do-gooders and prevent people from passing them:

40-6-40.d: No two vehicles shall impede the normal flow of traffic by traveling side by side at the same time while in adjacent lanes, provided that this Code section shall not be construed to prevent vehicles traveling side by side in adjacent lanes because of congested traffic conditions.

So if you (and by "you," I'm talking to the reader of this post, not the parent, who I think agrees with me) deliberately travel in a passing lane to impede traffic, you're breaking the law just as badly as anyone who might be speeding. (At least in Georgia; and as I said, most states have very similar laws.) So if you do it, stop being an idiot and doing something just as bad and dangerous as the people you're trying to stop.

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This is a criminal case with the State of Georgia. Looking over these, I think he's in trouble. There is some truly scary language, like "victim expenditure" and "Such crime occurs at great cost to the public, since losses for each incident of computer crime tend to be far greater than the losses associated with each incident of other white collar crime;". It appears that legally the prosecution can ask for not only penalties, but also restitution for all of the cleanup expenses on the computers. It's also interesting to note that they are asking for the maximum penalty.

Title 16-9-91 Title 16-9-92 Title 16-9-93

This is a criminal case with the State of Georgia. Looking over these, I think he's in trouble. There is some truly scary language, like "victim expenditure" and "Such crime occurs at great cost to the public, since losses for each incident of computer crime tend to be far greater than the losses associated with each incident of other white collar crime;". It appears that legally the prosecution can ask for not only penalties, but also restitution for all of the cleanup expenses on the computers. It's also interesting to note that they are asking for the maximum penalty.

Title 16-9-91 Title 16-9-92 Title 16-9-93

This is a criminal case with the State of Georgia. Looking over these, I think he's in trouble. There is some truly scary language, like "victim expenditure" and "Such crime occurs at great cost to the public, since losses for each incident of computer crime tend to be far greater than the losses associated with each incident of other white collar crime;". It appears that legally the prosecution can ask for not only penalties, but also restitution for all of the cleanup expenses on the computers. It's also interesting to note that they are asking for the maximum penalty.

A store, restaurant, or other such establishment is considered "public" in U.S. common law; as such, you are welcome to enter and remain on lawful business unless you are instructed (a) to leave, or (b) not to enter in the first place. If you enter or remain on a property you have been instructed to vacate or not to enter, you are committing "criminal trespass", as some states refer to it. See O.C.G. 16-7-21(b)(2) for a typical example.

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Even if no damage was done, breaking into someone else's computer is sure as hell an act of criminal trespass.

Here's how the State of Georgia, for example, defines criminal trespass:

(b) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she knowingly and without authority:

(1) Enters upon the land or premises of another person or into any part of any vehicle, railroad car, aircraft, or watercraft of another person for an unlawful purpose;

(2) Enters upon the land or premises of another person or into any part of any vehicle, railroad car, aircraft, or watercraft of another person after receiving, prior to such entry, notice from the owner, rightful occupant, or, upon proper identification, an authorized representative of the owner or rightful occupant that such entry is forbidden; or

(3) Remains upon the land or premises of another person or within the vehicle, railroad car, aircraft, or watercraft of another person after receiving notice from the owner, rightful occupant, or, upon proper identification, an authorized representative of the owner or rightful occupant to depart.

One important difference, though, between criminal tresspass and whatever tough-on-crime bullshit they've got going on in Michigan, is that criminal tresspass is a misdemeanor, not grounds for a five year prison term.

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(d) This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of any firearm by a person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129, provided the firearm is enclosed in a case, unloaded, and separated from its ammunition. This Code section shall not forbid any person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129 from transporting a loaded firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle in an open manner and fully exposed to view or in the glove compartment, console, or similar compartment of the vehicle; provided, however, that any person in possession of a valid permit issued pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129 may carry a handgun in any location in a motor vehicle. (Emphasis added).

Needless to say, of you have a pistol in the glove box and the cop asks to see your registration, it would be considered prudent to inform him or her of its presence prior to opening the glovebox.

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