Jail Time? A Fine? A Ticket? We’re All Breaking These Laws

Talk to the average adult in Washington County and chances are they'll tell you they never break the law.

Hey, we don't want to go to jail, get a ticket or pay a fine.

But there's also a pretty good chance we ALL have done one of these five things in the last month.

Have you done one of these?:

1. Sharing prescription medications -- We all likely have leftover prescription meds in our bathroom cabinets and when a friend or relative comes over with a toothache, sore shoulder or throbbing headache, what's the harm in sharing them? Maybe harmless, but quite illegal.
2. Unreported financial gains -- If you got something for cheap, then sold it for more than you paid, you just made "profit" on the item. And yes, Uncle Sam wants a cut. If you didn't report it, that's quite illegal.
3. Jaywalking -- Everyone knows it's illegal to cross the road in the middle of the block, but are we really going to walk to the corner to get to the other side? Probably not, but quite illegal.
4. Fantasy Football and other gambling -- Technically, even Fantasy Football is gambling and even betting a milkshake or a steak on a specific outcome is against the law. Again, harmless, but quite illegal.
5. Stealing WiFi -- Um, you really need a fast connection and there's an unsecure one out there that your phone or laptop found. Can you use it? Technically no, according to US Code 1030, which forbids unauthorized use of WiFi.

There are others, but these are the top five most have done at least once.

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