On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:53:10 -0700, sms
wrote:

On 10/10/2019 3:11 PM, John B. wrote:

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I would have to ask, "what is the sense of having a law if one can't
be bothered to enforce it?"

Because if the law makes sense then most people will abide by it even if
enforcement is sporadic or non-existent. But sometimes it takes a law to
get people to understand why something is a good idea.

I believe that you are rationalizing the question. You say, for
example "Because if the law makes sense then most people will abide by
it even if enforcement is sporadic or non-existent" yet you have laws
against drug use, for example, that people ignore even when enforced
and certainly not using something that will harm you makes sense.
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cheers,

John B.