If you visualize nested scopes as indent levels, the labelXYZ: sits in an indent level above where it is visible. Not only that, but labelXYZ: does not come bef

If you visualize nested scopes as indent levels, the labelXYZ: sits in an indent level above where it is visible. Not only that, but labelXYZ: does not come before the statement that it transfers control to, but two statements before. If all that was not bad enough, most people format the labeled statement to sit at the same indentation level. The combination of these three things is pretty much the worst possible when it comes to reading code. Compare this to block/tagbody/prog and their indentation conventions in Common Lisp.