The rule of law

[sasguru]

It seems that several cretinous Cukkers have difficulty understanding this simple concept. Let me explain.
In civilized countries there exists a body of rules that every resident has to live by. This means for example that you cannot take the law into your hands and that people are punished according to the laws of the land, after due process.
Also there should be no exceptions to breaking the law.
If you think the laws are too lax there's usually a law-and-order party you can vote for.


HTH

[Moscow Mule]

That's all well and good, but how its the public supposed to act in the face of poorly drafted legislation and "Police lite"?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12...graphy_advice/

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Ah yes, but as we all learned in the Thatcher (and subsequent) years, there is no such thing as society and it is only wrong if they catch you (and then only if you can't wriggle out of it)

[Platypus]

It seems that several cretinous Cukkers have difficulty understanding this simple concept. Let me explain.
In civilized countries there exists a body of rules that every resident has to live by. This means for example that you cannot take the law into your hands and that people are punished according to the laws of the land, after due process.
Also there should be no exceptions to breaking the law.

Can someone please tell the police this?

Before they speed past my house AGAIN, before they kill or maim another protester, before they run-over another teenager ?

[TriggerHippy]

There seems to be a growing divide between the law and the public idea of justice.

[Pondlife]

As a wise man once said

it is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right.… Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice.

[sasguru]

That's all well and good, but how its the public supposed to act in the face of poorly drafted legislation and "Police lite"?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12...graphy_advice/

Example of a bad law. Vote out the incumbents after finding out what other parties think of this law.

[singhr]

chill sasguru, life is too short. A little law breaking now and again is OK, besides there are so many in this country we are probably breaking them all the time and not realising. Most of my offences are motoring and substance abuse related so of little consequence, it's not like I am s*xing up dossiers, lying to parliament and bumping off expert witnesses is it.

[DimPrawn]

chill sasguru, life is too short. A little law breaking now and again is OK, besides there are so many in this country we are probably breaking them all the time and not realising. Most of my offences are motoring and substance abuse related so of little consequence, it's not like I am s*xing up dossiers, lying to parliament and bumping off expert witnesses is it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/cop...ive-on-TV.html

[sasguru]

chill sasguru, life is too short. A little law breaking now and again is OK, besides there are so many in this country we are probably breaking them all the time and not realising. Most of my offences are motoring and substance abuse related so of little consequence, it's not like I am s*xing up dossiers, lying to parliament and bumping off expert witnesses is it.

I didn't say law breaking wasn't Ok - just don't get caught