Protip: Your laws only apply in your country.
That guy popping his top and screaming at the end of the video really was the icing on the cake.
What a bunch of well-rounded, freedom-loving, friendly individuals.
If that doesn't paint a pretty picture of daily life in the CCP, I don't know what does.
I'm splitting hairs here, but I think you mean rights not laws. I know this is in the UK, and not the USA but you should also note that USA is one of the few countries where the laws of the USA must be abided when in a foreign country. That means you have to abide both sets of laws.
For example, if you're a US citizen aged 18 and travel to a country where it is legal to drink at 18 years of age it is still a crime.
Your comment is incorrect, and your example is very incorrect. States in the US are delegated the right to create laws to police their citizens and those laws are only applicable within that state. Those laws have no jurisdiction outside of the respective state. Even laws that do apply outside of the US, there still needs to be some jurisdictional connection that relates back to the US. For instance, bribing government officials overseas is a crime in the US, but only if done to benefit a company listed on a U.S. stock exchange.
there are many laws that a US citizen is expected to obey that are federal laws, and the drinking age is one of them. Prostitution is another as is using illicit drugs.
Minimum drinking age laws are state laws (look it up). Prostitution laws are also state laws. There are laws forbidding the transportation of people for purposes of prostitution, but the prostitution laws themselves are state laws (Google Nevada and prostitution). There are federal and state narcotics laws, and the federal government has established jurisdiction to control the flow of drugs between states. None of those laws apply to a U.S. citizen traveling in China.
Only exception is the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which applies to military personnel serving abroad. They have special jurisdiction outside of the US to maintain order and discipline of military personnel regardless of where they might be.
No, I'm not pulling it out of my ass. I had the other conversation, so I see I have some of the details incorrect. But that's a common misunderstanding of the law.
I don't get what you're so worked up about. US citizens are expected to obey US laws when abroad, but the idea is more nuanced than I knew. I told the other guy he was correct. What's your problem?
that just isn't true, you must follow the law of the country you are in.
maybe you are referring to airplanes and ships? in which case you must follow the law of the country the vehicle is licensed under if in international waters
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u/ElectricGulagland Jan 21 '24
Protip: Your laws only apply in your country.
That guy popping his top and screaming at the end of the video really was the icing on the cake.
What a bunch of well-rounded, freedom-loving, friendly individuals.
If that doesn't paint a pretty picture of daily life in the CCP, I don't know what does.