I think a lot of laws need to be changed....however this one may have it's place
I do know of someone who took 6 kids fishing
the kids caught about 10 fish total, then he proceeded to catch a limit for each of the kids plus his limit................
he wasn't taking kids fishing, he was taking limits that he wanted to fill, fishing ..if party fishing became legal this could happen more often
many/most fishermen believe the reg that you have to release a slot sized fish, even if it died to be absurd
their argument seems sound, "I didn't know it was a slot sized fish when I hooked it, it's bladder was sticking out of it's mouth..it is dead why oh why would you let perfectly good meat go to waste ........you didn't mean to kill it you didn't break the law killing it why waste the meat..make it part of your limit and you reduce the number of fish you kill/take home and release dead..
but if they change the law you know people will keep fish out of the hole long enough to kill the fish then say oops I can' release it , I guess I will have to keep this slot sized fish now.........it would happen a lot..IMHO
checks and balances