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Selectively enforced laws are the worst kind of law.
by adrianN 3y ago
Selectively enforced laws are the worst kind of law.
- bombcar 3y agoI've always thought it would be interesting to allow as a defense against a violation of a law to prove that the law is regularly violated without consequence. Because selectively enforced laws are just another way of saying you have a king at some level, the person who decides to enforce or not.
- jrockway 3y agoYou have some control over this as an ordinary citizen. Next time you're on a jury for a lemonade stand violation, nullify.
- not2b 3y agoHas a lemonade stand violation ever resulted in a jury trial in the US? I'm skeptical. In places that enforce those rules, usually what happens is that the cops tell the parent it isn't allowed, the kid shuts it down and there's no fine.
- lazide 3y agoOr it turns into a giant PR disaster for the cops.
- zaroth 3y agoSelective prosecution is a defense under the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution. However, the Supreme Court has left the prescribed remedy intentionally vague since 1996, which in turn makes the claims themselves less likely to be raised, and less likely to succeed. https://wlr.law.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1263/2022/11/16-1st_Rubinstein-Camera-Ready-825–86.pdf https://wlr.law.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1263/2022/...
- acheron 3y agoDon't tell that to the GDPR defenders.
- adrianN 3y agoI am a gdpr defender. I would like stricter enforcement.