Law is an incredibly complicated subject. Some laws are so intricate and detailed that the average person wouldn't even know they existed. So if they broke a law that they honestly didn't know existed why should they be held accountable for it?
Granted there are some common sense things that human shouldn't do: Murder, Robbery, Rape, Etc.... But there are some things that wouldn't even occur to the average person that is illegal, like the milk crate laws here in NYC, Jaywalking, etc..
I realize that if they eliminate the "ignorance is no excuse" thing, it will be open to abuse. But they should at least give a person the option to prove that they honestly didn't know.
Can anybody give me more info on this?
2007-03-01
16:38:26
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