What do you think of law?
As a second year law student, I believe that there is a need for every human to understand the law of their land. After joining this course, I felt guilty of the education system to not include basics of law into the schooling curriculum, as important as dissecting a frog or understanding the incident ray of a laser beam or how Hydrogen molecules come to pair with Carbon ones. Law protects one person in the society, gives him/her their certain rights, which nobody can flick it from them. Understanding them all becomes very important at this juncture. Because, not all people are going to take their advanced courses on Biology, Physics and Chemistry combined, but all of these people would be living into one society abiding by the same law that governs them all with equality. In practicality, to enforce discipline in the society and for a happier life, the knowledge of the law that governs you is vital. Else, things would be barbaric, unorganized and chaotic. Humans are egoistic, selfish and cruel after all. Therefore, given the world’s shift to westernized culture, it is high time every citizen is inculcated with their law and understand the significance of the society’s paradigm of it’s law.
What do you think of these law ideas that I have?
Here are 7 law ideas that I have: 1. Women get paid more money than men do despite working the same job and doing the same quality of work as them. 2. The drinking age for women is 18 years old, while the drinking age for men is still 21 years old. 3. If a man is accused of any forms of harassments or assaults or both by a woman, he is instinctually labeled guilty, and he will have to give a woman all of his money and belongings, and he will have to face jail time. However when a woman is accused of any forms of harassments or assaults or both by a man, the woman getting accused won't get into any forms of trouble, and she won't have to give anything to her male accuser. 4. Men are not allowed to own and carry guns anymore, while women still are. 5. A woman is allowed to put her baby up for adoption without the need of the consent of the baby's father. 6. When a man and woman have a divorce, a woman will get all of her ex husband's money and belongings. And if she had kids with the husband, she will instinctually be granted full custody of the kids. 7. When a man and woman commit a crime that is the same crime, a man will always get much more time in jail than a woman will. If I was president, I would so make those laws happen.
What do you think of the law of "eye for an eye"?
It begs a number of questions:Who is empowered to engage in retribution? Is it the victim, or their surviving relatives? Police? Another duly-ordained official?Is the retribution to be literal or figurative? Originally, under the Code of Hammurabi, “eye for eye and tooth for tooth” was reserved for when the offending party did not have money to pay the victim. Many now believe that prison has become more about retribution than either rehabilitation or prevention.What if you’re convinced Joe committed the crime, despite his protests to the contrary, and after inflicting retribution upon him, evidence comes to light that Dave is the perpetrator? How do you compensate for the damage done to wrongly-accused-and-convicted Joe?While so-called retributive justice has been around longer than other systems, it’s questions like these that have led many to propose alternatives focused more on prevention, rehabilitation, and establishing more positive relationships.
What do you think about 48 laws of power book?
Many of the book's laws can be construed as downright insidious, but the following guidelines are relatively innocuous and effective.#5 So much depends on reputation- Guard it with your life.#9 Win through your actions, never through argument.#30 Make your accomplishments seem effortless.#37 Create compelling spectacles. #47 Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop.
What do you think about "baby safe haven" laws.?
While I think the intention behind them was good, I don't think enough forethought was given when they were enacted. The fact that anyone can drop off a baby...no questions asked, is a little frightening for me. I mean, how does anyone know that the person dropping off the baby is even the mother of the child? Or the father, or any relative of the child for that matter? ANYONE could be dropping this baby off...an angry grandmother who doesn't want to see her daughter "ruining" her life with a child...a jealous girlfriend of the baby's father could get her hands on the infant and drop it off anonymously...heck the child could even have gotten kidnapped and the kidnapper, feeling scared and having second thoughts, could just drop it off and walk away scot free. And all the while, who's checking on the welfare of the mother? Does she know her baby is being given away, never to be seen again? And on that note, if it isn't the mother dropping of the child, what about her...is she ok? Has she gotten medical treatment? Does she need it? Someone better be looking after her, too for crying out loud! What about the rights of the CHILD? These babies DESERVE to know who gave birth to them, who and where they came from, what their hertiage and ancestry and medical background is. Who is looking out for the rights of the CHILD here? Yes, we're looking out for the child's safety (supposedly) but what about the RIGHTS? We need to do a WHOLE lot better with this. MASSIVE reforms and improvements need to be made to these laws, we NEED information from people who drop off these infants. For EVERYONE involved.
What should I do if I think that the law is unfair or unethical?
Only you can decide how to deal with such a law. You can lobby to change it. You can engage in civil disobedience, but have to be willing to accept the consequences. If you are directly impacted and have standing, you could speak to a lawyer about suing over the law.Original answer because I misread the questionWell, there is a huge difference between unfair and unethical. If you think your own lawyer is unfair, I would suggest a conversation to express your concerns. If you cannot mutually resolve the problem, then I suggest a new lawyer. On the other side, you really don’t have to expect the lawyer to be “fair” to you. Their job is to zealously represent their clients. The only thing I can say about that, and I don’t mean to be flippant, is that life isn’t fair.If a lawyer violates the legal ethics rules, then you may report them to the disciplinary board of the correct jurisdiction. Go to Google and search lawyer complaint State. You should find information about filing a complaint. If the lawyer is your own, you might want to talk with the lawyer about your concerns first.
What do you think about law equality in Indonesia?
In general it seemed to me that on paper the principles of Indonesian equality function reasonably well. In practice there is political privilege and wealth, but there are efforts to combat these issues. I think there is one area where Indonesia does not recognize equality, even in theory, and that is non-belief in religion.When I arrived in Indonesia, I had to register my religion. There is no option for being non-religious, so I guess I’m a Protestant now. Later I got a girlfriend, but because I am a registered protestant and she is a registered Muslim, one of us would have to formally convert to marry (obviously I would have to convert since the societal stigma for her would have been huge). So now just to get the basic societal right to marry and visit the country I have been assigned two religious identities I never wanted in the first place.If you study any subject in university, you are required to take a class in religious education. Not education ABOUT religion, but education IN religion. If you are in medical school and a registered Muslim, you have to go to this class where the actual answers to the test are skewed towards their interpretation of Islam (in otherwords, if you gave answers as a Shi’a, you’d fail). Not to mention there are a bunch of people in that class who are pressuring women to veil and men to be more pious in public.Pancasila is generally a very tolerant philosophy as it recognizes the six major religions in Indonesia. However, if you are a non-believer or practice indigenous religion, you are not protected. In fact if you “question” the authenticity or legitimacy of any of these 6 religions, you can be put in jail for up to 11 years.Social stigma for not believing in something is fine with me, but I don’t think religious equality or tolerance is legitimate without non-belief being a viable option, and given the same protections a religious belief.