> There's a reason that jurisdictions exist. It is to prevent those who have not studied the particulars of a subset of legal code to exercise power in the abse

> There's a reason that jurisdictions exist. It is to prevent those who have not studied the particulars of a subset of legal code to exercise power in the absence of comprehension of that subset. I can see why you might think that but jurisdictions exist because law is power, and the ability to use power like the law does only exists in particular geographic locations. It is an artifact of the fact that law has always been abused, and continues to be, first and foremost by the governments themselves (just try to get a judge to rule against an incumbent telco and compare the results with them ruling against a corner store or market stall. You'll be amazed). That such abuse exists makes it a necessity to fight over it. That, and of course the rewards that can be reaped by doing this. > It is to prevent those who have not studied the particulars of a subset of legal code to exercise power in the absence of comprehension of that subset. No police officer has more than a basic introduction to tiny parts of the law.