One thing I think a lot of people don't realize is that the more specific a law is, the more it becomes like a zero-tolerance policy. Allowing for ambiguity, as

One thing I think a lot of people don't realize is that the more specific a law is, the more it becomes like a zero-tolerance policy. Allowing for ambiguity, as you said, allows for the law to be enforced with context. A contrived example: I could try to look up some tax information on the IRS website. An error occurs, and the server spits out a bunch of log data not meant for the public. This data happens to contain sensitive URLs. I navigate to one, and it gives me unfettered access to the server. So long as I stop here and report it, I should be in the clear. I don't. I look around a bit to see if I can help include additional details when I contact the proper person. I haven't actually done anything bad per se, but now I'm knowingly accessing a government computer system without proper authorization. A law with proper specificity would say that I should be jailed for looking around. Common sense says that though I should have close the tab, but I was only doing my best to help. And since I never did anything detrimental, I should be in the clear.