I thought the whole point of legislation is that it should be left to reasonable interpretation. Trying to be exacting just leads to a race to how many loophole

I thought the whole point of legislation is that it should be left to reasonable interpretation. Trying to be exacting just leads to a race to how many loopholes we can find (and we will find them), and now you get a scenario where the law only applies to you if you cannot afford a sufficiently good lawyer.