Sentences with phrase «enacted draconian legislation»

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A number of U.S. states have enacted draconian Breed Specific Legislation (BSL), meaning that even the most loving, protective family pets can be forcibly removed from their families, simply for being Pit Bulls.

PORTLAND, OR — A landmark study published last year in one of America's most respected scholarly journals provides powerful evidence that «feel - good» legislation — indiscriminate and / or unenforceable bans, as well as draconian sanctions applied to behavior that is already illegal — degrades respect for law and reduces compliance, while aggravating (or at best, failing to improve) the problems these laws were supposedly enacted to solve.