Gaudius
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Let Awayistan be a hypothetical country. Awayistan's authorities have approved a law stating that homosexual practice is to be punished by 20 years in prison. The Supreme Court of Awayistan has ruled that the anti-homo law is in accordance with the Constitution of Awayistan, and 95% of Awayistan's population support the law.
A homosexual person knocks on your door and begs on his knees that you hide him in your basement since he is in acute danger of being arrested by the Police, with subsequent large possibility of getting 20 years in a miserable prison. What will you think, and what will you do in such a situation (alternative 1, 2, 3 or 4)?
1) Homosexual practice is disgusting and destructive for the society, and he really deserves the punishment. I knock him down and bring him to the Police.
2) I do not agree that homosexual practice should be punished, but I accept the law as legitimate since the law has been correctly adopted in a democratic and constitutional manner and since it is supported by 95% of the people. I slam the door and do not let him in, and afterwards I call the Police so they easier can seize the law breaker.
3) A law stating punishment for voluntary activity between two human beings is never legitimate – no matter how many percentage of the population supporting the law and even if the law has been constitutionally correctly adopted. I will hide the homosexual man in my basement indefinitely, in the same way as some brave persons hid Jews during World War Two protecting them against the Nazis.
4) A law stating punishment for voluntary activity between two human beings is never legitimate – no matter how many percentage of the population supporting the law and even if the law has been constitutionally correctly adopted. But I am afraid of the Police; therefore I tell the man that he has my deepest sympathy, but I do not let him in. I do not call the Police after he has left.
A homosexual person knocks on your door and begs on his knees that you hide him in your basement since he is in acute danger of being arrested by the Police, with subsequent large possibility of getting 20 years in a miserable prison. What will you think, and what will you do in such a situation (alternative 1, 2, 3 or 4)?
1) Homosexual practice is disgusting and destructive for the society, and he really deserves the punishment. I knock him down and bring him to the Police.
2) I do not agree that homosexual practice should be punished, but I accept the law as legitimate since the law has been correctly adopted in a democratic and constitutional manner and since it is supported by 95% of the people. I slam the door and do not let him in, and afterwards I call the Police so they easier can seize the law breaker.
3) A law stating punishment for voluntary activity between two human beings is never legitimate – no matter how many percentage of the population supporting the law and even if the law has been constitutionally correctly adopted. I will hide the homosexual man in my basement indefinitely, in the same way as some brave persons hid Jews during World War Two protecting them against the Nazis.
4) A law stating punishment for voluntary activity between two human beings is never legitimate – no matter how many percentage of the population supporting the law and even if the law has been constitutionally correctly adopted. But I am afraid of the Police; therefore I tell the man that he has my deepest sympathy, but I do not let him in. I do not call the Police after he has left.