It all depends on what you mean by "the law". If you simply look at the law as a legal ruling, it often (though not always) seems reasonable. However, if you

It all depends on what you mean by "the law". If you simply look at the law as a legal ruling, it often (though not always) seems reasonable. However, if you look at "the law" as the process of getting to that ruling, it often seems horrendously unreasonable. To me, the great failures of the legal system usually aren't the decisions it hands down, it's the way the brutally expensive and lengthy process itself can be used to gain leverage and/or coerce other people.