Akmal Shaikh

[Digital Glasses]

coinoperatedboy Wrote:

Digital Glasses Wrote:Firstly, I would point out that the 'thorny' issue isn't whether drug smugglers should be put to death. If you travel to China you consent to their laws and punishments, whether you agree with them or not.

Both problems are worthy of considerable debate. I agree that, in this particular case, the issue of the man's mental health is probably the most prominent. Regardless of this though, I'd still say that the story also throws up relevant questions about how laws and morality differ between societies and how this affects the relationship between those societies.

I do agree but I don't think this is the issue we should be focussing on. Of course there is a huge amount of interest and debate regarding law and morality, particularly their relativity to particular cultures or societies. Ultimately though, other countries should be allowed to make whatever laws they deem fit without our say so. As a result, if we want to travel to those countries we need to obey those laws. What's important to determine here is, as Dean says, whether the individual has been treated fairly in light of those laws.