I would add to this that looking at the 'intent' of a law is the worst possible way to look at it.

There's no law out there with the disclosed intent of killing children, or making sure some people stay poor, or protecting a market from competition.

Every law is always 'for the good of the Universe and it's a wonder we survived this long without it'.

The only way we can judge a law is by its REAL consequences, not the PR surrounding it.