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[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.

I read that some state, maybe CA, was considering taking into account the cultural background of criminals during trial. [/quote]

Here is the outcome from the 1997 incident: A similar incident made international headlines and sparked a transatlantic debate in 1997 when a Danish mother was arrested after leaving her baby daughter in a stroller on a New York City sidewalk to go inside a restaurant for a drink. A federal jury in Manhattan later rejected her claim that police had falsely arrested her but did award her $66,000 in compensatory and punitive damages following the ordeal. Here's the NYT story: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/15/nyregion/danish-mother-s-claim-of-false-arrest-is-rejected.html?ref=annettesorensen

Reporting on the August 2011 incident in Amherst, Mass, is sketchy, but don't think the kid was taken away as a result: Cayenne B. Isakseen, spokeswoman for the state Department of Children and Families, confirmed that the incident is being investigated. “We will look at this as either an attempt to educate the family or provide support and service if applicable,” Isaksen said. The woman’s nationality, Isaksen said, has no bearing on the matter. “If we receive a report alleging abuse and neglect we investigate,” she said. From http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/swedish_woman_who_allegedly_le.html

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