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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by ArnoVW on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:30AM (#25822661)
The state does not have different laws because of WW2. It has different laws because it has a different role and obligations than a private individual.

We allow the state to levy taxes, expropriate, imprison, and even kill (war, death sentence) because we have democratically decided that it was necessary for the organisation of our society.

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