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That is a silly comment. Of course you can and often should break laws you don't agree with, even when you're an individual versus a nation. Or would you be fin

That is a silly comment. Of course you can and often should break laws you don't agree with, even when you're an individual versus a nation. Or would you be fine complying with sharia because some backwater on the other side of the globe said so?

ivraatiems 12y ago
Would you be fine with being imprisoned/executed for refusing to comply while residing in said backwater? It's not that complying with the law would be noble or right, but it's not really reasonable to expect everyone in a country to be a martyr.
- FroshKiller 12y ago
  Yes? I feel like you are missing the point. The Friendship Nine broke a law they disagreed with where they lived, they were in the right, and their convictions are finally about to be overturned more than 50 years later. Do you think they shouldn't have broken a stupid law?
  - ivraatiems 12y ago
    That's apples to oranges to sharia law.
    - FroshKiller 12y ago
      I disagree, and I'm obviously not going to change your mind, so I'd prefer not to argue any further if that's all right with you.
g8oz 12y ago
They are only complying within Turkey right? The consequence of not complying with local laws you disagree with is being shut out of many countries and not being a global brand.
- panarky 12y ago
  Maybe standing up for universal values would strengthen a global brand that's built on communication. YouTube and Twitter refused to take down material in Turkey, and they were both banned for two months. If anything, their principles enhanced their brands in Turkey and around the world.
isaacremuant 12y ago
It all comes down to jurisdiction. If jurisdiction can be enforced then you can't really break a law without facing the consequences. If I disagree with the TSA and decide to go through without caring about their scans they're going to detain me. It doesn't matter if I "shouldn't do it".

ivraatiems 12y ago

Would you be fine with being imprisoned/executed for refusing to comply while residing in said backwater? It's not that complying with the law would be noble or right, but it's not really reasonable to expect everyone in a country to be a martyr.

FroshKiller 12y ago
Yes? I feel like you are missing the point. The Friendship Nine broke a law they disagreed with where they lived, they were in the right, and their convictions are finally about to be overturned more than 50 years later. Do you think they shouldn't have broken a stupid law?
- ivraatiems 12y ago
  That's apples to oranges to sharia law.
  - FroshKiller 12y ago
    I disagree, and I'm obviously not going to change your mind, so I'd prefer not to argue any further if that's all right with you.

g8oz 12y ago

They are only complying within Turkey right? The consequence of not complying with local laws you disagree with is being shut out of many countries and not being a global brand.

panarky 12y ago
Maybe standing up for universal values would strengthen a global brand that's built on communication. YouTube and Twitter refused to take down material in Turkey, and they were both banned for two months. If anything, their principles enhanced their brands in Turkey and around the world.

isaacremuant 12y ago

It all comes down to jurisdiction. If jurisdiction can be enforced then you can't really break a law without facing the consequences. If I disagree with the TSA and decide to go through without caring about their scans they're going to detain me. It doesn't matter if I "shouldn't do it".