If the law relies on the regulator being in a good mood and be sensible, it is a badly written law. The law should give the regulator strict mantinels, not be s

If the law relies on the regulator being in a good mood and be sensible, it is a badly written law. The law should give the regulator strict mantinels, not be subject to broad leeway in interpretation. Around here, regulators are prone to scoring easy points by going after the small, naive fish. All it takes is the wrong incentives: the department needs to show results, so it gives bonuses, or establishes quotas for successfully handled cases. Bam, your small business is now investigated because a government employee needs to meet a quota and correctly guesses you can’t afford competent legal defense.