Originally Posted by
KraneXL
I glean from that his point was that the law is open to interpretation? But the judge is no fool. The juries however, are a troop of monkeys, which can be swayed either way depending on the amount of Jedi mind tricks you know. "A jury of your peers" is the most frightening phrase in American English.
Abraham Lincoln was an attorney, self taught, and he believed otherwise.
He loved and had absolute faith in "The common man" and that's why his image is on the penny which is the most common coin.
As for brakes, from both a legal and practical perspective, I think reasonable people can agree that it is better to have and not need then to need and not have.
Personally, I don't skid $35 tires. They wear out fast enough on their own.
-Tim-