The "rule of law" gives us a foundation from which to work. From there we can make improvements as needed.
"It doesn't mean that they are applied with malice."
I'm afraid that they have in the past, and probably will in the future. Nothing is ever perfect. We have to keep vigilant.
Back in the early 70s, I remember listening to two old guys behind me in a restaurant.
One guy, apparently a retired cop, was telling how he used to give tickets to black people for driving past an old abandoned school bus.
Malice? I'll let you decide.
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