3 ms·
Selectively enforced laws are more useful to the government than laws that are consistently enforced.
by danharaj 11y ago
Selectively enforced laws are more useful to the government than laws that are consistently enforced.
- azernik 11y agoBut not useful for their original purpose (in this case, suppressing satellite TV usage). Just useful as general leverage against targeted people, which the Iranian government is not short of anyway.
- ptaipale 11y agoThe actual purpose is not to supress satellite TV usage but to keep the population in sufficient fear of powers-that-be. You can do many things, just don't stick your head out.