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bgun
on May 6, 2020
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If the worst possible application of a law is insane, then the law itself is NOT perfectly sane.
Rexxar
on May 6, 2020
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I don't see why. People don't need laws to do insane things. Everybody can do insane things and respect the law. Law is not a magical thing that force everybody to act rationally and sanely.
anticensor
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Imagine the converse: if the worst possible application of a law is too sane, then the law itself is not _strong enough_.
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