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Originally Posted by TDH
I work with regulations as laid out in acts of law and the interpretation and implementation of those same regulations. Let me tell you: they are poorly and ambiguously written with multiple statutes overlapping in their authority with multiple laws specifically being vague in common areas leaving room for courts to "make law" in decision thus creating clarification. Too often these "law decisions" are made by inferior authorities who have been granted power by these ambiguous Acts. To me, it is incorrect to blame the user or responsible authority for misinterpretation of ambiguously or incompletely worded Acts. We, the users of these acts, are left to struggle with interpretation guided by authorities who, equally, are forced to render their own interpretation of regulation...ie. blame the lawmakers, not the little guy. We all want REAL regulation not vague guidelines that are poorly enforced and chaotically interpreted.
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Ambiguity of the law works in both directions with respect to enforcement latitude and reasonable defense.
Law statutes are not ambiguous accidentally, it affords the application of judgment, which is a good thing.
As a user of an item that is bound by statute it is imperative that the user understand possible applications of those statutes to their use of the item.