blueswitch, or take Michael Vick for that matter. Those were just DOGS, and yet there are other guys on the field hiking the ball every weekend who do WORSE to actual HUMAN BEINGS. Why was he Vick-timized? Again, I think it was REALLY about foregone tax revenues... he wasn't paying taxes on his dogfight earnings.
Why the war on drugs? Drug dealers typically aren't all that savvy when it comes to reporting earnings. I've driven my car drunk, and I've driven it while high, and in my experience driving drunk is more dangerous. I think the only reason alcohol isn't illegal (it was in 1920s, if you recall) is because of the system of controls that are now in place. The war on drugs is about one thing - stopping people from making (a LOT of) money without giving The Empire (USA) its "fair" cut of the pie. Uncle Sam doesn't care whether you smoke it or not.
Why is prostitution mostly illegal? Again, pimps and prostitutes aren't that savvy at reporting earnings. Paying a girl for physical pleasures is totally harmless to others. So why the illegality of it? Is it because these "less-than-savory" people are not your typical tax-payer??? Is watching pR0n any different? Hmmmm...
What was Al Capone convicted of? Kidnapping? Laundering? Murder? No, it was tax evasion.
And then we have this guy modifying consoles... If I'm right, and he didn't pay taxes on it, they'll at least get him for that - at the MINIMUM.