Comments on: “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/what-could-possibly-go-wrong/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:27:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert Smith https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/what-could-possibly-go-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-174779 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:27:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32150#comment-174779 Thousand pound nails as well, for exactly the same reason. The plant manager got the Order of Lenin.

]]> By: John Burgess https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/what-could-possibly-go-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-174551 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:26:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32150#comment-174551 @Anonymous Nicholas: The problem is not trying to fix problems. Rather, it is that if legislators took a bit of time to think about what they were actually writing into law, they would be able to see that the legislation was flawed. Unintended consequences are a result of carelessness — or simply a lack of concern — on the part of those making the rules.

Far too many laws and regulations are the result of legislators wanting to be seen to be ‘Doing Something[TM]’ in reaction to a small, localized problem. They address a specific problem with no thought to how they may be making a general problem worse.

]]> By: Anonymous Nicholas https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/what-could-possibly-go-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-174542 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:09:27 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=32150#comment-174542 Every now and then something doesn’t go according to plan. Therefore, we should never try to fix problems. I, for one, am totally convinced! Thank you for the education.

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