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0 pointsq1w23y ago0 comments

It actually happened in 1998, and the courts correctly dismissed the case. This was more of a case of the district attorney trying to punish some people and digging up an old 1973 law to do it because they didn't have a case. Now that law is formally defunct, rather than just being forgotten.

...so yeah, that's not a good example of your argument.

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Dan_Sylveste3y ago

No, no, it's a good example. The law was on the books. Leaving enforcement up to the whims of a DA has a chilling effect.

q1w2OP3y ago

There are a lot of "laws on the books" simply because there's no mechanism to go back and remove old laws. It doesn't mean they are relevant, enforced, or even still legal. Many laws technically stay on the books even after a court rules them unenforceable. It means nothing.

It's like having a 30 year old comment in a Windows driver about a variable no one uses anymore - no one cares and it doesn't reflect anything today.

Also, ONE stupid incident with ONE stupid prosecutor does not reflect society.

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