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Kire

(11,087 posts) Thu May 1, 2014, 06:09 PM May 2014

A law against laws named for victims

Legislation fueled by populist anger over bad legal cases often becomes the subject of maudlin and mediocre Lifetime movies, but it’s seldom a good idea in real life.

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A law against laws named for victims (Original Post) Kire May 2014 OP

The names of laws should be descriptive Jake Stern May 2014 #1

Jake Stern

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1. The names of laws should be descriptive

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Thu May 1, 2014, 07:13 PM

May 2014

and not acronyms (PATRIOT Act) or named after people.

An exception would be to a law dealing with a specific person (Memorial, recognition of valor, etc.

The "Stop Purse Snatching Act" can do just as much as "Ethel's Law".

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