> In Russia parents teach kids that you can never play "find the clever technicality" with the government, because you will always lose. In America, the system

> In Russia parents teach kids that you can never play "find the clever technicality" with the government, because you will always lose. In America, the system of jurisprudence is adverserial[1] -- in Russia (and most of Europe), it's inquisitional[2]. This means that the court's only interest is in applying the law as written, not investigating any facts of the case. This distinction is why, in America, you can "win" vs. the government on technicalities. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adversarial_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adversarial_system [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitorial_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitorial_system