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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?
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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.”

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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
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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....
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