Comment Re:Nasty stuff happens... (Score 1) 350
Ehmm...
I think he was referring to the fact that in, say, all western republics/democracies/whatever, 50% is the number of the population needed for passing a law. So, if 50% of the population were child molesters, they could pass a law that makes it legal. He wasn't saying at all that it would make it right, rather the opposite (unless you hold the view that the law is always right, in which case you are the one in great need of "waking up and facing the music"...<karma-plug>of course this is slashdot and we all know DMCA</karma-plug>).
I think he was referring to the fact that in, say, all western republics/democracies/whatever, 50% is the number of the population needed for passing a law. So, if 50% of the population were child molesters, they could pass a law that makes it legal. He wasn't saying at all that it would make it right, rather the opposite (unless you hold the view that the law is always right, in which case you are the one in great need of "waking up and facing the music"...<karma-plug>of course this is slashdot and we all know DMCA</karma-plug>).
