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by throwburn202605 44 days ago
Laws are ultimately defined by the boundary and edge cases.

The godly person, doing no wrong, that through unfortunate circumstances, is brought before the court does not advance our understanding of a law.

It's the messiest case, by unscrupulous persons, in unconscionable circumstances that ultimately decide if the execution of that law gives the public more or less rights than on initial interpretation.

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Yes, but public minds are not made up by edge cases. Surely a better example could be used rather than a divisive criminal.

Also, not sure how anyone except bad actors or sloppy readers could have gotten that I was defending the US here instead of criticizing using Kim Dotcom as an example in characterizing the US's actions.