>Ushgarak
I have had experiences like that once. It happen to me when I visited Guadalajara 2 years ago. I was stop by a federali and he ask me for my passport, I left it at the hotel so I had no papers. So I did what a friend of my told me once. Try to bribe the federali (which it is not a good idea if you get tough cop) and I did. So I gave him some cash and he let me go so I drove back to the hotel and pick up my passport. Now I know if I were to try that in Cuba I won't go very far. But you never know what some extra cash can do.
That's crazy about that kid. 🙁
No.......I have one........being in the military we ALWAYS have laws...and sometimes our laws are no good when we are in other coutries...for example.............................
I am stationed here in Germany. In Germany drinking is a big part of the culture, {WHICH I AM NOT ABOUT TO BASH} therefore the contractors that we hire to help build up the base are allowed to drink beer and drive bulldozers, forklifts...etc...and it's legal!! How crazy is that!
I couldn't believe it. Even though they are working on american property in Germany, there are laws that protect the civilians, in their country to still be able to do as their law allows them to do.
I just think sometimes laws need to be bent!! For protection. I don't want to get ran over by a drunk german on a bulldozer...😂
...i won't get started on the driving laws over here...its just crazy........ however I love this country and I do like the Germans and I have MUCH respect for them! 😄....just the laws suck...hee hee
They are probably allowed to drink within a reasonable limit that still allows them to do their jobs effectively, if they drink too much I would imagine they couldn't work properly and would lose their job.
As for Laws, I think that you should adhere to the Laws of the country and if you break them then you should suffer the consequences of whatever the punishment is, ignorance should not be an excuse and if you are not happy with that then do not go to those countries or commit said crimes that you do not want the relevant punishment for,
IMHO the international law thing should really be taken more seriously.
Perhaps an international police force should enforce it when needed.
The world is in process right now, and the process is globalization.
In order for one to achieve globalization one must first reconcile ALL parties involved. Sometimes this is not possible (or is, albeit over too long a period to make it effective though) and more aggresive action is taken (some may be aware of what I am talking).
Globalization of the laws would undoubtedly lead to a clear answer to the issue adressed here...
Like that ? 😖mart: 😎
it's not easy to get everyone to support an international police-force, cause it will be the idea that the organisation is so far away (ie, the mainoffice is in new york) and you get the feeling that they dont' care about you
and what will you do? take policemen of the same country they need to do their job in? than not much will change
and if not, you need to be very careful about it, cause american policemen would probably not have a very fun day while working in Iran
Originally posted by finti
if you break a law in a different country than that of your citizenship, you have to take the punishment that country has for that kind of violation.
Very true. when I was in Korea last year....two korean girls had gotten run over by a Hum V (or it might have been a tank...I can't remember......at another base.....)and they were trying to punish them by Korean laws...however in the military they do protect their own.
I think the two had gotten kicked out of the military..but I do not think they went to jail.....the korean laws didn't touch them.
The Koreans were quite pissed off and they protested at A LOT of our bases there...and they still do on the anniversary of the girls death.
It was sad.