When you say I gave that reply and

When you say I gave that reply and that it is a standard reply, I think that I was always eager to point out that you have to separate out two issues.
One is what the law says, and why it exists. And the other is how it is being used and enforced. I think there is still a very strong rational for the law as
it stands. But there has been a real problem of the people enforcing it and interpreting it.