I feel kind of divided on this... I mostly agree, but we also need to think about the consequences of selective enforcement. Cannabis-related arrests, for example, seem to be disproportionately focused on people of color, which may have softened the perceived damage of cannabis prohibition among whites. In other words: we can get away with it, so it's not really a big deal that it's still illegal.
Again, I'm not saying I want a 100% effective police state, but these are problems we have to grapple with. The salience of an issue will often depend on how much it affects you personally. Selective enforcement may diminish the motivation to protest unfair laws within populations that tend to escape said enforcement. In fact, most of the things you mentioned probably shouldn't be crimes to begin with, but I bet many people don't feel strongly enough to protest them because they assume most people can break those laws without punishment. Some people aren't so lucky though.
Again, I'm not saying I want a 100% effective police state, but these are problems we have to grapple with. The salience of an issue will often depend on how much it affects you personally. Selective enforcement may diminish the motivation to protest unfair laws within populations that tend to escape said enforcement. In fact, most of the things you mentioned probably shouldn't be crimes to begin with, but I bet many people don't feel strongly enough to protest them because they assume most people can break those laws without punishment. Some people aren't so lucky though.