Where I live there are red stop signs.
That doesn't stop anyone from slowing down, it's more of a challenge of who goes faster.
I think the laws are there to "try to keep the balance" otherwise we would be like the old west.
(Technically it is the old west in politics with so many rats who can barely read).
Laws are there to maintain balance in a crazier, psychopathic world I think.
The trouble is, the "balance" is only for the 99% - so the other 1% can be extreme.