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You said "Can't you say this about all laws?" implying that laws are redundant since criminals won't follow them and obeying citizens don't need them. But that'
by bsd44 5y ago
You said "Can't you say this about all laws?" implying that laws are redundant since criminals won't follow them and obeying citizens don't need them. But that's only true for Criminal law, not for other types of law because people might be breaking the law unintentionally that's why we need it.
To give a trivial example, killing someone would be an example of a Criminal law and you would be right. But tearing down a supporting wall in a block of flats to expand the living room would be an example of a law that needs to be written down because it's not obvious and clear to everyone.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> You said "Can't you say this about all laws?" implying that laws are redundant since criminals won't follow them No that's what I was arguing against.
- dangerface 5y agoI never said that laws where redundant I argued that any law that requires cooperation to be effective is inherently in-effective on anyone that won't cooperate, namely criminals.