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
MannyMAN-eeEnglish
Ufuoma-Western African, Urhobo
Sulabha-Indian, Marathi
Marged-Welsh
Amund-Norwegian
Burkett['bɜ:kit]