Originally Posted by lightspeed
Not a repost... intended as an affirmation of what was posted previously.
The problem with laws is that there is no easily-accessable way for the general populace to be aware of them. Laws are added and changed constantly, without any organized mass-distribution of them, and people are just obligated to follow them all. Think of all the obscure laws out there that could be used against you if they really wanted to.
When I got arrested, I tried to go to the legal library to read-up on what the specifics of the laws were in my case. Im an intelligent person, but trying to read the legaleze was like trying to read an unfamiliar foreign language in some cases.