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It is a sad day for this country when that loophole is exploited on a wide scale.
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
It is a sad day for this country when that loophole is exploited on a wide scale.
- andrewflnr 13y agoUh, what? A loophole is an unintentional gap in a law. This is obviously an explicit, intentional exception.
- jlgreco 13y agoI wouldn't say that a loophole needs to be unintentional. I would describe a loophole as a deliberate or accidental ambiguity in a law that allows others to circumvent the intent of the law. Either way, I don't think it is technically a loophole. Exception is a good word for it.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoFair enough, may not be the best choice of words. I was thinking about it from the perspective that everyone is a lawbreaker to some degree or another; and imagining a situation where detection becomes trivial for all of the minor offences we commit on an ongoing basis.