海外风情系列：Law and Order 美国的法律与秩序
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obeying">obeying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="guideline">guideline</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="category">category</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>--<span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>.</p><p>守法的定义是什么? 那要视你身处何地而定, 不同的文化对守法有不同的看法. 在一些文化中, 守法的公民会试着完全遵守法律的字面规定, 也就是说, 不管法律怎么规定, 他们都会照着去做. 而在其它文化中, 好公民则按着法律的精神来做, 他们视法律为一般的准则, 通常只有在执法人员会看到的情况下才守法. 美国的情况是属于第一种, 但这并不表示所有的美国人守法. 但是美国的文化教导人民要尊重法律--即使是在很小的细节上.</p>
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