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[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is a great argument for weak/selective law enforcement. Because there are always exceptions.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Like, for rich people?

And wives of rich people?

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, you have sanity backwards. This is a great argument for our legal system needing an overhaul so that only things that are enforced always are enshrined in laws. Murder is bad -- great law. Loitering as a concept -- dumb law used to abuse.

[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There will never be perfect laws. The idea of encoding behavior is absurd. What we need is let the laws handle the major ideas (don't kill etc) and let real live humans handle the details.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately when you say real live humans you mean "a coin flip between getting a human or a raging authoritarian racist bully with a gun" which is why your idea doesn't work, historically. Works well for the racist bullies I suppose.

[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Surely we can pick our humans. Reject the "raging etc" and prefer the good ones.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What planet are you living on?

[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Less rhetoric, more plain speaking, please.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 week ago

Your statements do not compute

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