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Old 25th April 2012, 03:41 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by Mark6 View Post
Every once in a while someone comes up with a completely new activity, which is clearly harmful, but is not against the law because nobody thought about it before. New laws get created as result, but original initiator/inventor remains free.

When US began minting coins out of nickel, very soon someone made counterfeit nickels (that was 1938, when 5 cents got you something). When arrested, crooks pointed out that law only bans counterfeit money made of paper, gold, silver, copper, and alloys thereof. They were let go.
Why doesn't common law work in cases like this?
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