One of the problem with poorly drafted and/or blatently unfair/unenforced/unenforcable legislation is it encourages people to hold the rule of law in contempt, ie they tell themselves this is a bad law or "a grey area" so we will ignore it and treat it as if it doesn't apply. When this happens it doesn't stop with just that one thing, it tends to spread and starts to undermine every other law on the books. Yes it is a slow process but in a country where people are assumed to be complying with the law unless proved otherwise it is also very dangerous. And no I'm not over-reacting , I just don't want another piece of legislation to go on the books that encourages ordinary people to have this attitude.