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By this logic, ignorance should then be accepted as a defense to illegal activity, especially in today's world where, increasingly, everyday activity is a crime
by the_watcher 14y ago
By this logic, ignorance should then be accepted as a defense to illegal activity, especially in today's world where, increasingly, everyday activity is a crime.
- rplacd 14y agoTo be fair, he's never said anything about abstract defense or justification - rather, he's talking about government dealing with the consequences. Edit: so I suppose the distinction's that that the first implies self-contradiction, and the other doesn't. Or perhaps the line is drawn when policy like that interferes with official judgment. Who knows.