Every regulation is a Chesterton's Fence. Maybe there's a different regulation that fences in the past mistake. Maybe it's historically contingent and irreleva

Every regulation is a Chesterton's Fence. Maybe there's a different regulation that fences in the past mistake. Maybe it's historically contingent and irrelevant. Most laws exist without a direct reference to their relevancy and it takes legal archeology to uncover the telos of each clause.