We have a tendency to interpret laws to the disadvantage of ourselves. Clever people wouldn't do that.
Actually, a core issue is that we are really interpreting laws for the benefit of other people. While you or I might be willing to accept some risk in our private lives (and interpret things generously), as a community we naturally want to be cautious in deciding how much risk we are going to tell others to take, and to communicate those risks fairly if they exist.
-Robert Rohde
My monitor has just detected pure wisdom in this matter.