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I'm not personally a fan of protecting against accidental misuse. No other law offers significant leniency for ignorance that I am aware of.
by lucasyvas 5y ago
I'm not personally a fan of protecting against accidental misuse. No other law offers significant leniency for ignorance that I am aware of.
- r_hoods_ghost 5y agoThis is a common misconception. I don't know about US law but in English law (including contract law) there is a well defined distinction between "wilful" and "non-wilful" misconduct that rests upon whether a violation is intentional. Definitionally violating a contract or clause that you are ignorant of cannot be intentional. I know in the US the same concept of wilfulness is used in the context of tax law at the very least. tldr; in law ignorance is a defence, or at least a mitigating circumstance.
- londons_explore 5y agoI am very much in favor of laws that offer leniency for procedural violations. For example, I believe "You built this building before you got a permit to build it" shouldn't be a crime - there should only be a punishment if I cannot retrospectively get a permit in a reasonable timeframe.