"One way" to apply the law does not mean the strictest way to do so: it means that it should always be applied the same. Hopefully, in the mildest possible way

"One way" to apply the law does not mean the strictest way to do so: it means that it should always be applied the same. Hopefully, in the mildest possible way until a situation requires harsher enforcement. The fact that courts are slow is a problem unto itself that should be solved independently.