ORIGINAL: Lanse couche couche
Jag,
I'm glad that you did clarify "legal traditions"in your post as opposed to simply tradition. Folks should keep in mind that whatmay be widelytraditional and accepted (i.e. "we've always one it this way") in a particular area may not necessarily be legal.
I just find it both fascinating (and sometimes confusing) the ways that tradition and law sometime overlap and sometimes are in conflict.
Very good points LCC! I hope that we keep this thread to the point, and so far we all have!
As you know my philosophy is "if its legal, YOU HAVE a CHOICE, if its ILLEGAL YOU DON'T HAVE a CHOICE!"
When we start mixing "ethics," into the equation, the picture can become fuzzy!
Legal, and ethics, go hand in hand, and sometimes overlap! No, really theyoverlap almost perfectly! Except, whenin some circumstances, ethics, and legal are at odds, against each other!This usually happens when we use "personal ethics!" It really starts to complicate things!
You end up with "legal," ethics," "personal ethics," and "TRADITION!"
Thereare "illegal traditions," that become so in-grained, a person will "justify," an illegal tradition, to their "personal ethics," so that to them, what they are doing is legal in their own mind! THIS IS WRONG!
On the other hand, some "traditions," are taught to be taboo, even though they are perfectly legal in other places! (Again, this IS personal ethics! Personal ethics should not be used to accuse other legal people! It is, and should be a source of pride, but it should NOT be what we judge otherwise, legal people by!)
For the sake of keeping tothe point of this thread, weARE speaking of "LEGAL TRADITIONS!" We need to keep that in mind, and be respectful of others legal traditions!