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In article <1993Feb4.031456.15807@clsi.COM>, kevin@clsi.COM (Kevin Cameron) writes:
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|> In article <1993Jan29.203115.43961@watson.ibm.com>, mjp@austin.ibm.com  (Michael J. Phelps) writes:
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|> > ........
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|> > if the law isn't being enforced, it should either be 
|> >  a. enforced
|> >  b. repealed 
|> > 
|> > if the law is enforced, and found to be ineffective, it should be repealed.
|> > 
|> > Neither case (IMHO) is a very good argument for writing YAL (Yet Another Law).
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|> More laws may help enforce those which are ineffective - but well-intentioned.

"well intentioned" is not a good criteria for a law.  For example, the so called
"hate crime" laws are "well intentioned" but uninforceable. 

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|> DC & NYC laws don't work because they are local, not because they are bad laws.

No, they don't work because they dodge the problem - criminals!  The NYC
criminal justice system allows violent criminals to remain free to terrorize
society.  I suspect DC is similar.

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|> Kev.
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