3 ms·
Sounds like a nicer way of saying: You break laws all the time, but we won't penalize you. At least we won't if you behave the way we deem good ... you will do
by sgift 12y ago
Sounds like a nicer way of saying: You break laws all the time, but we won't penalize you. At least we won't if you behave the way we deem good ... you will do that, will you? No more of your silly opposition against your betters? Good boy/girl.
You either break a law or you don't. The alternative is the begin of tyranny.
- rayiner 12y agoHow exactly would you write a child endangerment statute that didn't require any discretion in administration?
- sgift 12y agoBase it on scientific results regarding child health/endangerement: Your children do not get enough food? Congratulations, we have child endangerment. Your children get hit by you? Congratulations, we have child endangerment. Your children walk home from a park without supervision? Congratulations, we have ... nothing.
- robotresearcher 12y ago> Your children walk home from a park without supervision? It depends on the specific context. Park full of crack heads? Park had a spate of child rapes this month? No lighting for pedestrians? Might be neglectful to let kids navigate alone. Nice, normal park? Kids in pairs? Not neglect by any reasonable judgement. You can't encode the the subtleties and particulars in statute. Hence the statutes are, and must be, open to interpretation and somewhat selective application by people who are held accountable for their judgement.
- chromaton 12y agoMost people think child molesters are everywhere and no place is safe. That's why this dude was busted.
- rayiner 12y agoSo you're going to enumerate every possible act? Make it illegal to be poor? What is "hitting?" Traditional discipline like spanking is out? In Bangladesh teachers discipline children by sticking a pencil between their fingers and squeezing. Is that "hitting?" Etc.