The DANGERS of the cultural defense

Furthermore, the cultural defense argument violates the fundamental principle that society has a right to government protection against crime.3 Additionally, although academics use the term cultural defense, no official body has recognized such as a defense.4 Immigrants who live in America should abide by American laws and customs; lex loci, the law of the land, should apply. Because he said that he was adhering to his culture's tradition of marriage by capture, he was allowed to plead guilty only to false imprisonment, pay $1,000 in restitution, and serve three months in jail.