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by lazysheepherd 1579 days ago
I think law and sofware are very similar in this. Basically read the parent post, except replace words of tech with law and court process ones.

As you increase the number and the precision of laws, you inevitably increase false positives.

First you will hit the resource issue. Secondly, you will see laws being weaponized.

If you can pay a lawyer 1k/hour, you can get anyone arrested. They will find a way. More laws you have, more ways they can use. See the case of Steven Donziger: https://twitter.com/SDonziger