Ethics of Legalizing/Banning Gay Marriage

• If our beliefs or actions are in opposition to the societal values and norms, is it right for a government to make these actions illegal?
• In denying homosexuals the right to marry, are we taking away one of their fundamental rights as human beings?
• If a person is homosexual, should they have to conceal their feelings in order to please society and conform with its norms?
• In retrospect, should we let religion/culture define what is legal or illegal?
• How do we gain our sense of right and wrong? How do we justify it?

Juvenile Offenders

QUESTIONS:
• Should children be allowed to be tried as an adult from an ethical perspective? Reason’s perspective?
• How far should we discard emotion as unreliable for handling judicial cases?
• How would you have reacted in Maiya's sister’s case?
• Do you think that empathically/socially disabled people, even if it may be unreasonable, should be punished for hurting others?
• Do you believe that juvenile criminals have the potential to change?

Banning of Burqas and Niqabs

QUESTIONS:
Does the French Government have the right to impose French values on its citizens?
How can we determine whether certain cultural values are more valid than others?
Is a punishment necessary for the wearing of the burqa?
Do these women lose their identity when wearing the burqa?
Is it ethical to dislike or undermine other cultures/religions by not respecting their traditions or beliefs?

Juvenile Justice - Rehabilitation or punishment?

Questions:
Should children be allowed to be tried as an adult from an ethical perspective? Reason’s perspective?
How far should we discard emotion as unreliable for handling judicial cases?
How would you have reacted in my sister’s case?
Do you think that empathically/socially disabled people, even if it may be unreasonable, should be punished for hurting others?
Do you believe that juvenile criminals have the potential to change?

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