This from an fascinating post-Hain article on the man Iain's is desperately defending, from The Independent

stop trying to provoke and read, assimilate and understand what has been posted previously.

The law is what the law is. Sometimes it is an ass. Bitching about,or in some cases ignoring it(like certain posters)achieves zilch.
Only the legislature can change the law, the judiciary interpret it.
Protest can influence the legislature positively or negatively.