Talk:Model Penal Code

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[edit] Criticism

I've moved the section in "Key Features" comparing the MPC to British law to its own "Criticism" section. Neither that nor the defense I raised are completely NPOV, though, and both could use citations. The argument being raised is that in the UK, a jury can vary the scope of a law to meet "social standards," while the response is that "bright line" rules should be used as much as possible to prevent oppressive, arbitrary enforcement and a resulting chilling effect on behavior. Even so, US law is far from a set of "bright lines," as juries are known to effectively practice jury nullification of laws -- a vagueness that contracts the scope of the law. The US also has some laws taking into account "the reasonable man," wherever he's hiding, and the Supreme Court's famously vague "I know it when I see it" definition of pornography. If we get into more of a discussion on the vagueness issue we should distinguish between vagueness that shrinks or expands the range of outlawed behavior. --Kris Schnee 15:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] bad link to Google cache

The external link on the bottom of the page, "Can the MPC save the states..." is a search link into Googles cache. It uses a hardwired IP address and assumes that the cache entry is still valid, which it is not. I'd fix it, but I don't know what to replace it with. Branciforte3241 20:33, 7 September 2006 (UTC)