Least convenient possible word: define “crime” as that which is punished by present laws. Or use another, punishment-independent, definition (enumeration). Or, allow zero penalty to be included in the criminal code, so crime would still be technically forbidden, but the punishment for any crime would be no action.
By present I meant “as now”, in contrast to “as in the hypothetical scenario”. When you consider two sets of laws, you have at least two meanings to choose from...
Least convenient possible word: define “crime” as that which is punished by present laws. Or use another, punishment-independent, definition (enumeration). Or, allow zero penalty to be included in the criminal code, so crime would still be technically forbidden, but the punishment for any crime would be no action.
By present I meant “as now”, in contrast to “as in the hypothetical scenario”. When you consider two sets of laws, you have at least two meanings to choose from...
I agree this is LCPW and rules out the solution of criminalizing the act of moving next door to one’s crime’s victims without having been punished.