> It is just impractical to rely on the law to enforce civility. Laws shouldn't be used for that anyway. They're far too inflexible. Always remember that histo

> It is just impractical to rely on the law to enforce civility. Laws shouldn't be used for that anyway. They're far too inflexible. Always remember that historically, what was thought to be civilised usually turns out to be pretty barbaric in hindsight. Laws to enforce such behaviour just slow down progress, so limiting persons via laws should be done with extreme caution and after thorough consideration only. In practice, communities already enforce certain behaviours (through various methods e.g. peer pressure, shaming and many others). I think in general this is necessary for coexistence, cooperation, and cohesion. But codifying them is probably the least flexible and doesn't allow for any nuance. Besides, any set of rules will have either loopholes or vagueness. Better not to write them down, who knows how people will interpret them.