That's one view. Another is that strict, detailed laws without human judgement inevitably creates absurd results. Law doesn't work without room for judgement.

That's one view. Another is that strict, detailed laws without human judgement inevitably creates absurd results. Law doesn't work without room for judgement. Enforce rules designed for toy models of reality[1] and people won't respect the law, but rather fear the lash. Of course, a certain type of person likes that, but (presumably) those who want to live in democracies don't. [1] I'd love to believe that someday, certain economists would figure this out, too.