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> as long as something isn't explicitly illegal then it's legal. Good, good, so now that you have deleted 50 years of law from UK, what are those things you've
by ClumsyPilot 3y ago
> as long as something isn't explicitly illegal then it's legal.
Good, good, so now that you have deleted 50 years of law from UK, what are those things you've just legalised?
Certainly some types of Money laundering, probably a few types of financial fraud, carcinogens in food, and driving high-powered electric motorbikes without any kind of training or licence?
> Most people somehow managed so survive
Most people survived World War 2, and in Nagasaki most people survived getting nuked. In fact at least 50% of the population manages to survive almost anything.
On the other hand, in Victorian Britain 1/3 of kids never reached age 5, so there is that. Also many didn't survive child labour in the coal mines.
- nradov 3y agoCome on, lose the hyperbole. The UK wasn't even an EU member for 50 years and removing some of those laws isn't going to increase child mortality.
- ben_w 3y agoI'm of the opinion that "ignorance of the law is no excuse" should also command the law-makers to keep it simple enough that the average person understands the rules that bind them, and also their own options if someone wrongs them. As such, I would be in favour of getting rid of every law we can. Thing is though, lots of politicians have shared similar sentiments, and completely failed to achieve this in office. That makes me think it's harder than it sounds to avoid undesirable consequences — figuring out which laws are in the set of "some" that won't increase child (or indeed adult) mortality, for example.