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I think you're essentially proving the op's point.

In your own words, "A judge's role is to prevent people using ridiculous loopholes." In that sentence, "people" === lawyers

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I think parent meant that you cannot hack the law because judge will see it and tell you to go away.

But I do agree judges are hackable too. It is more hassle to do it right and I hope stupid attempts from Disney will be met with some kind of repercussions.

Ah, I see. But I also think that sircastor's point when they said "hackers" was not that lawyers can bypass the intent of the law with impunity. Rather, I think the point was that lawyers will frequently attempt to interpret, use, and even abuse both the letter and the intent of the law in clever ways in order to achieve their goals on behalf of their clients.

One hack though is to drag out proceedings to cause additional cost, which a judge can limit but not entirely avoid.

A denial of service?

Denial of justice :(

In the US, if you don’t have money, legal recourse is essentially unavailable to you. Sometimes even if you do have money, finding a lawyer who specializes in your need is often impossible.

Imagine if you had to pay, as a victim, for the criminal prosecution of the perpetrators. And find a lawyer who handled “just simple battery” and not only murders.

My spouse and I are dealing with this now. It’s awful not being able to get justice.

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