hard cases make bad laws



hard cases make bad laws

Laws based on unique and unusual situations are ineffective or difficult to enforce. A: "Just because one idiot threw a cupcake in the cafeteria, we're banned from having food anywhere on campus." B: "I don't know how they're going to enforce that—hard cases make bad laws."
See also: bad, case, hard, law, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Caja-Danish
Corradokor-RAH-doItalian
Arezu-Persian
Cerridwen-Welsh
Beathag-Scottish
Electraə-LEKT-rə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)