tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post8969149694803722820..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Quote of the Day (qotd)Rafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-71424888130104711952007-12-12T11:33:00.000+02:002007-12-12T11:33:00.000+02:00Just to be lomed z'chus for the esteemed FM, we sh...Just to be <I>lomed z'chus</I> for the esteemed FM, we should recognize that the principle of selective enforcement is applied equally to all segments of society. (i.e., The government is consistent in its selective application of the law. By insisting the it apply the law in a consistent manner now, that in itself would be selective, since the law is often applied selectively. So by selectively applying a specific law now, the government would be departing from its consistent selectiveness in its general approach to law enforcement.)<BR/><BR/>For example, Arabs and Charedi are not treated as fairly by police as other segments of society, but they by and large get away without paying taxes.<BR/><BR/>Two notes:<BR/>(1) What I wrote really does make sense, but you may have to read it a few times.<BR/>(2) I don't think that this is what Livni actually meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-89486703171058658872007-12-12T00:07:00.000+02:002007-12-12T00:07:00.000+02:00in the great DEMOCRACY of the middle east, nothing...in the great DEMOCRACY of the middle east, nothing surprises me anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com