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Law is not code, it is little like code, it is interpreted in the light of circumstance and applied inconsistently. It’s very variable and relies on humans, who
by Nursie 5y ago
Law is not code, it is little like code, it is interpreted in the light of circumstance and applied inconsistently. It’s very variable and relies on humans, who can show forgiveness and compassion.
(Sorry, but of a bugbear with the ‘code is law’ crowd…)
- abdullahkhalids 5y agoThat's pretty much what I said. Attempting to treat law as a perfect bug-free code is a fool's errand.
- pjc50 5y agoLaw is a code. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_law (but yes this is mostly a pun and the code is law people are dangerously self-blindfolded)