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It means that "the law" isn't rigorously defined enough to execute on a computer. There's a reason we have judges, juries, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and a
by mindcrime 3y ago
It means that "the law" isn't rigorously defined enough to execute on a computer. There's a reason we have judges, juries, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and all the other accoutrements of the judicial system. And that reason is that there is a need for human judgment and discretion when it comes to interpreting and executing the law.
So no, you're probably not going to "get away with murder" due to an obscure and questionable loophole like the so-called "zone of death". Judges are going to apply their judgment, decide that no one involved in crafting the law intended such an outcome, and that the equitable thing to do is "some compromise that fit the situation as best as possible".