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In <6526@milton.u.washington.edu> ashing@milton.u.washington.edu (Al Shing) writes:

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>It is also illegal to drive faster than 55 mph.  Yet everyone drives at
>80 mph around here.  If you drive 55, you will probably be creamed, or
>severely flamed (ie. given the finger).

>When a law is unenforceable, and blatantly violated by the public at large
>then it is a bad law, and should be eliminated.  

>Let's face it - it does no good to argue about the right and wrongness of
>copying software.  People do it because the current software copyright and
>licensing policies are nonsensical, and cannot be enforced.  People also
>see the laws as a reflection of greed on the part of the software writers,
>and thus feel no remorse in copying and distributing a $500 software
>package.  

>The people who have been arguing moralistically about violating copyrights
>are technically correct under the law, but awfully naive about human nature.
>I assume that these people religiously drive at 55 mph where posted.  If not,
>then they are in violation of the law.  As criminals, do they have the right
>to throw stones at others?

Some time ago, I read an article covering the US's progress in fighting
drugs, especially preventing drugs to enter the US.
The article concluded that the battle was as good as lost.

From what I read above, I would conclude, that Mr. Shing would agree
that we legalize drugs, just because the governments fail in fighting
it.
To add to the list:
How about
- polluting the environment,
- corruption,
- crime in general?

No. We can't give in to those who think that law is there to break it.

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