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> I had no idea code bodies have been doing this... incredible. Requiring private individuals to pay a private entity for access to the law under which they are
by wolfgke 8y ago
> I had no idea code bodies have been doing this... incredible. Requiring private individuals to pay a private entity for access to the law under which they are bound is unconscionable, to say the least.
In particular for people who are able to understand German, I recommend reading "Franz Kafka - Vor dem Gesetz" (Türhüterparabel - gatekeeper parable):
> https://gutenberg.spiegel.de/buch/erzahlungen-i-9763/16 https://gutenberg.spiegel.de/buch/erzahlungen-i-9763/16
English translation:
> http://www.kafka-online.info/before-the-law.html http://www.kafka-online.info/before-the-law.html
Here a narrated version (German):
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77JLmS6diaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77JLmS6diaE
This parable is also part of the novel fragment "Der Proceß" (The Trial) by Franz Kafka - a novel that I can also highly recommend:
> https://gutenberg.spiegel.de/buch/der-prozess-9771/1 https://gutenberg.spiegel.de/buch/der-prozess-9771/1
English translation:
> http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7849 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7849