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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1330401" data-attributes="member: 5151">On SQ755, Sharia Law is not exactly international law, but rather a cultural defense.What exactly does SQ755 do for cultural defenses in cases such as People v. Moua, No. 315972-0 (Cal. Super. Ct. Fresno County Feb. 7, 1985), People v. Kimura, No. A-091133 (Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. County Nov. 21, 1985), or People v. Chen, No. 87-7774 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 21, 1989)?For those who don't want to or don't have the time to look:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Moua: Because the Laotian defendant was engaging in the traditional Hmong ritual of bride capture, charges of kidnapping and rape were dropped to a charge of false imprisonment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kimura: Because the Japanese defendant was engaging the the ancient Japanese ritual of oya-ko shinju (parent-child suicide), her murder charges were dropped to manslaughter and she walked out of the courtroom a free woman.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Chen: Because adultery is condemned in Chinese culture, the Chinese defendant who beat his wife to death with a claw hammer had his second degree murder charge dropped to second degree manslaughter and received probation because his actions were considered to be acceptable in Chinese culture, but reckless.</li> </ul>Additionally, if Oklahoma courts cannot reference international law, how are international contract disputes supposed to be resolved or judgments against Oklahoma companies enforced?Why not wait until the next ballot for a more responsibly written measure?</blockquote>

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