Hard to blame them when actual lawyers and judges do this all the time too. e.g. the courts in the US actually have decided that the following language means t

Hard to blame them when actual lawyers and judges do this all the time too. e.g. the courts in the US actually have decided that the following language means that employers actually can discriminate based on race. > It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer - > (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; or > (2) to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.