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Re:Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment... by tg3 on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @11:28AM (#5638513)
This is the way police states operate - ridiculously strict laws that are only laxly enforced. In such a system, the enforcers (not lawmakers) have inordinate power to punish or reward people as they see fit.
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Re:Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment... by specialist on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @12:48PM (#5639087)
Working for a tyrant, I learned the cliche "ambiguous rules, ruthlessly enforced".

I believe laws are best wielded against people you don't like.

There are so many laws, so broad, so contradictory, every one of us is doing something wrong at any point in time.

So enforcement is just a matter of choosing how to punishing your enemies.

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