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Re: Concerns about Singapore

2016-04-08 04:58:21

On 07 Apr 2016, at 22:45, John G. Scudder <jgs(_at_)bgp(_dot_)nu> wrote:

On Apr 7, 2016, at 5:08 PM, Ladislav Lhotka <lhotka(_at_)nic(_dot_)cz> wrote:
Yes, and speaking of myself, I am prepared, to a reasonable degree, to 
adjust my behaviour to those laws (and cultural habits as well).

It's wonderful for you if you are always able to do so. Not everyone has that 
luxury. I don't think I can say this better, so I'll

I didn't say I am always able to do so. For example, if Canada (again) 
introduced visa for Czech citizens, I won't go there. 

 just quote:

On Apr 7, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Jeffrey Haas <jhaas(_at_)pfrc(_dot_)org> wrote:
The legal environments of the various countries we consider for venues
obviously must be a general consideration for our selection criteria.  For
most considerations, these are "here are thing you do not do - they are not
legal".

For this particular issue, the consideration is whether the people themselves
are the thing that is illegal.

I haven't studied the Singapore laws, but the US State Department summary says:

   The Penal Code criminalizes any “act of gross indecency” ...

which I understand as behaviour, not people themselves.

Lada


--John

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