At what proportion is an impact "disproportionate"?

whatshisface · on March 19, 2019

You don't have to tease out the exact line that separates self-defense from murder to call Hannibal Lecter a murderer.

colechristensen · on March 19, 2019

If it is obvious it does not need discussion, what about where it isn't obvious?

You can't legislate what's obvious and ignore the middle.

whatshisface · on March 19, 2019

>You can't legislate what's obvious and ignore the middle.

That is done successfully all the time. It's nice to have the legal boundary match the line exactly all the time, but if the line isn't known then there's no harm in placing the legal boundary on the conservative side as an interim solution while you work the details out.