Originally Posted by AdvantageRealty
Having total disregard for their host country's current law is disrespectful.


The question that was presented was if we should support people who do not obtain proper permits. My point was that there is an ethical consideration here.

Are we more ethically bound to the letter of a law or the spirit of the law?

If a law were written to protect the welfare and income of a local citizen that when followed would harm the welfare and income of the same people it was designed to protect, should it be followed?

I agree that the best option is to try to affect a change in a badly designed law. But if that is not an option...