Fractional Law Making and Moral Debt

[gunDriller]

the exponentially growing number of laws guarantees that we're all guilty of something.

yet there is serious diminishing returns from the extra laws. they do little to benefit the general public.

the other factor is that "politically connected" citizens and other groups that routinely receive "get out of jail free" cards, are allowed to commit the same crimes that are made illegal for the general public, but with impunity.


this system of selective enforcement of a massive legal code, that itself has diminishing returns = US gov., with the frequent support of state & local governments.

the net result - citizens who are often good people raised with a strong moral code see that it doesn't apply, and give up.


for example, why shouldn't i shoplift at Safeway if they sell me a cell-phone that doesn't work, and refuse to give me my money back ?