> The legal system is different than code in a very important way: the law is written to be applied by intelligent people working (mostly) in good faith. I dis

> The legal system is different than code in a very important way: the law is written to be applied by intelligent people working (mostly) in good faith. I disagree. Code is also designed that way. The humble admission and responsible actions to secure against abuse are the same. The difference is in the specific interpretation timings. Code is a priori deterministic and law is a posteriori deterministic, with exceptions on both sides (code environment or human interpretation changes).