@HIMNL9, that's a good point, but I think that applies only if you alter the currency and then try and use it for it's original purpose, I.E. buying something
No, it depend from country to country ..... in some, only make false money is a felony, but as example here, intentionally destroying money in public is considered felony, cause money is a "state title" that represent the govern, and destroying it, you show publically dispreciation (disregard ? - scorn ?) for your govern .....
I think it's one of the old, idiotic remainances from fascist govern, but as most of the old fascist laws, here it's still valid, also if not usually considered .... and i guess how much of them are known from other Italians, too
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Just as example, our official thieves guild for television (RAI, LOL), recently tried to send payment advices to a lot of peoples that had videoporters (videocitophones), for constrain them to pay the TV tax, claiming that the original law (a Mussolini royal decretation from '31. still considered legal
) say that the tax must be payed from anyone in possess of any apparate "able or adaptable for receive radioauditions", saying that, having a screen, if you add a receiver it's "adaptable" to receive tv ..... just for give you one of the worse examples
