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Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by eCa on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:32PM (#33677127)
Would you like to live in a society where the laws are the same as they are now, but it’s impossible to break them and not be caught?

(I know I’m jumping right to where the slippery slope ends.)

Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by kleinsch on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:40PM (#33677171)
Taking the other side - you’d rather live in the society we have today where policies/laws are selectively enforced based on whether cops/supervisors have a good relationship with you, are biased re your race/gender, etc?
Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by jjj123 on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:58PM (#33677292)
Perfectly executed laws would also have biased outcomes, likely worse than the current system.

There’s a good quote that goes something like “the law treats all men equally: the rich man and the poor man are punished the same for stealing bread to feed their family.”

Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by plasticchris on Saturday November 19, 2022 @09:52PM (#33677648)
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. Anatole France
Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by piuantiderp on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:20AM (#33679284)
Yes, it'd foster good social relationships. Oh wait, engineers don't need no one....
Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by Negitivefrags on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:36PM (#33677152)
If we lived in such a society I would imagine we would be a bit more careful as we drafted laws. It would also be a lot more equitable due to the lack of selective enforcement.
Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by int_19h on Saturday November 19, 2022 @09:41PM (#33677582)
Even if getting there from the current state of affairs by rigorously enforcing laws to the letter is possible, it would come with a very heavy price on people while the laws get reformed.
Re:Ask HN: What is the thing you've build you regret the most? by tossaway0 on Saturday November 19, 2022 @09:58PM (#33677686)
That's the difference between living in Munich or São Paulo, or New York and Miami. Different societies have different tolerances for what's on the books and what gets enforced.

Personally, I prefer less on the books and proper enforcement, but many people like a lot on the books and just as many loopholes.