but they are not. laws require interpretation. always have. your approach would mean there should be no recourse for people responding to being arrested with "that's not how I understand the law". you are welcome to claim this but then there's a court case. where judges and juries hear arguments, precedent, interpret the law and the situation. this is all part of living in a democracy that many conservative folks today want to redefine. it's like they only did half the homework.