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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different cultures have different standards. Which culture is right? As immigration into different countries by vastly different cultures increases I am afraid we will see more of this. If you move to another culture, you have to assimilate a bit to local customs. I am not sure what Norway did is right as I haven't read the child protective services' file on the family. I cannot imagine that cosleeping is that taboo in Norway though!
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I will say many people from other countries come here to graduate school (China, India, Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan to name some from my classes) and expect their traditions and cultural norms to be honored here. Our culture is vastly different from theirs. [/b][/quote]

Wasn't there a case here in the US where a Scandinavian woman who left her baby in a stroller outside of a restaurant while she was inside (because that is what they do in her home country) was arrested and her child taken from her?

We also find appalling and criminalize things that are ok in other countries like honor killings. 
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I read that some state, maybe CA, was considering taking into account the cultural background of criminals during trial. [/b][/quote]

I would f*cking riot in the streets if they do that here!! Moral relativism is not good!! Our laws pertain to all regardless of cultural background![/quote]

They would still suffer the legal consequences of their actions but the cultural background would be considered maybe in sentencing. Sort of like how they sometimes consider why an abused spouse killed their abuser. They get jail time for the murder but maybe not as long.[/quote]

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