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• wilfra 14y ago
  And now we know the origins of 'no u'
• Amadou 14y ago
  It may not invalidate the claim that piracy is wrong. But it certainly calls into question their suitability to enforce anti-piracy laws. As to orofino's claim that it doesn't make piracy any more morally right, I disagree. It is one more piece of evidence that piracy is so widespread that it is morally correct - when people in basically every organization in the world break the law on a regular basis, it means the law itself needs to be reevaluated. To use his own example, the same can be said for speed limits which are generally supposed to be set to the 85th percentile. If a speed limit is set too low - as shown by more than 15 percent of drivers exceeding it - then the limit itself needs to be corrected.
  • lclarkmichalek 14y ago
    I wouldn't go so far as to say that something being widespread makes it morally correct. Maybe it makes the law unworkable, but morals are generally a personal choice.
    • Amadou 14y ago
      Laws are fundamentally codifications of human nature. So a law that goes against the majority of people's natural inclinations (or to use your term, personal choices) is by definition immoral.