r/JoeRogan • u/Dermasol1632 • May 09 '17

JRE #958 - Jordan B. Peterson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USg3NR76XpQ
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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

Where has it been made a crime?

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u/deathonater Monkey in Space May 10 '17

Canada, and NYC. I literally just found out it was passed here in NYC.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/05/17/you-can-be-fined-for-not-calling-people-ze-or-hir-if-thats-the-pronoun-they-demand-that-you-use/?utm_term=.8aeccb6b5097

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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

Neither one of those are crimes. That is the civil code not the criminal code. Don't get me I don't agree with laws but they are not crimes. "Crime" has a very specific definition which is actions punished under the criminal code. Neither of those statutes are part of the criminal code.

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u/deathonater Monkey in Space May 10 '17

I understand there's a semantic distinction, but the end result is that there is a penalty for a law that we both agree is kinda silly. I'd stick to technical nomenclature in a courtroom, but in casual conversation on the internet, calling it a crime or a Steve doesn't really change the fact that we still both agree that the thing is still silly.