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“Law is subject to interpretation, and that’s great.” I’m not sure it is always great. Studies show racism[1] and hunger[2] and can impact sentencing judgment
by mdonahoe 7y ago
“Law is subject to interpretation, and that’s great.”
I’m not sure it is always great.
Studies show racism[1] and hunger[2] and can impact sentencing judgments.
> When bugs are discovered in law, they can be retroactively corrected.
How is that different than software?
1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/16/black-men-sentenced-to-more-time-for-committing-the-exact-same-crime-as-a-white-person-study-finds/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/16/black...
2. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/apr/11/judges-lenient-break https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/apr/11/judges-lenient-b...