1 see American from fishing law

1975 to 1982, I from the business relationship to USA, most of the time in California and Losangeles, at a time American stay in more than half a year, week off daily to the beach, Great Bear Lake fishing, USA environmental regulations strictly, fishing fishing permits, the kind of fish each time only catch a few fish, the size limitations, too small to drop into the water, so American fish source does not lack, fishing easy. Anglers almost no non-compliance. I often feel strange, inferior party fishing in the wilderness, few people tread, fishermen why everyone is so law-abiding.

Once I was fishing in the sea of California, saw a group of kids from Mexico abalone catch in shore diving. Not long after, to a police officer, whistle, called the little friends ashore, the police a registration of kids, parents who did not name, registration completed later called the friend took the abalone into the sea. I am curious to ask the police, who made what method? The police told me:

A, California seaside fishing, catch the abalone to license, the license may open to ethnic minorities, such as Vietnam, Laos refugees. The kids don't have a permit.

Two abalone catch every year only open for three months, now is not the open season.

Three abalone catch size limits, they hold it too small irregularities.

I asked the police coast that long, the terrain so complicated, you how to catch illegal fishing, fishing? The policeman pointed a high-powered telescope refers to the waist, he said that the telescope can monitor more than ten kilometers from the coast, if the distance is too far, he can call his teammates support by radio, when necessary, helicopters. I asked him how to deal with the little friends? He says he won't dispose of children, but the parents of these kids will be transferred to the court, will be fined.

2Public telephone

One year I went to Losangeles, about good friends to the airport, and then to his home for a few days, the plane in Taipei to take off a few hours, the plane to Losangeles, out of the airport can not find a friend.

I tried calling from a public phone to a friend at the airport, on the one hand assured him, on one hand, tell him not to come pick me up, I'll take a taxi to go to his house. Then use the public telephone USA complex, my friends live from the airport far away is a long-distance call, make a long distance call to throw a coin, switch on the operator after opportunity to tell you more money, the phone will connect you to my instructions, coin results not broken, so time after time or not, then I direct taxi to a friend's house.

I put the late after tell a friend, and gave the public telephone thing to tell friends, my friend asked me a few points at the airport which phone call, I asked why you ask these, friends said call call the money, how can eat your money, I say that just department two dollars, a little thing, forget it, friends immediately said very seriously: "this is not trivial as it is a matter of principle, but also the legal issues, people should abide by the law, we more power requires the government to abide by the law, who mistakes cannot be tolerated, I will help you to get my money back. "

I thought my friend is really make a fuss over a trifling matter, and causes of mobile phone is probably because I didn't understand the words, not according to instructions full coin results, and afterwards how to prove the telephone booth ate my money?

A few days later I received a letter, the letter with a hard paper cards, there are several different size holes on the card,There is a pile of coins sandwiched paperboard, about two dollars and a letter of apology letter brief telephone bureau.

Oh my God! I looked after the hand on the coin Leng half hours, this sort of thing happens in the Chinese world? Scholars, jurists, our legislature will for such a trivial matter for the people to speak? Will this kind of thing for legislation? Until today there are many do not understand the spirit of rule of law in the West Chinese laughed at the western law culture, in fact, these self dry fallen China talent is arch-criminal China backward culture.

3The rule of law education USA

In Hawaii the beach lying on the bottom looking at the blue sky and white clouds, the beach can often be seen fair face slim mulatto, all solid muscle, flat smooth belly, it seems intoxicated ecstasy, the air from time to time came the smell of barbecue, at this time, at this moment, this place is not heaven

Free coast more than 50 meters, I found the sea diving is not deep, but full of be riotous with colour of coral, beautiful, like a fantasy world. Tired of swimming in the way ashore on the beach to see a piece of coral, than a fist, the shape is very good, I picked it up and thought to take home to do Ji,! Into a tree, niece is to eat barbecue, see me back later expression is very strange, also do not answer me if I spoke to her she turned me a big eyes.

"Uncle, you get your hands on the corals do what? "

"Dead coral to take home decoration, as a souvenir. "

She glared at me gnash the teeth in anger say: "Here is National Park everything belong to the country(this is a national park, all belong to the state.) "

I suddenly wake up this is American, this is a country under the rule of law, National Park can not take forcible possession of every tree and bush. I ran to the beach with shame, the coral thrown back into the sea, long after the niece was only moderate, don't angry with me.

When she read the fourth grade primary school, two years before American. 

This is a small thing, but it is to me. I was surprised America law education power, also make me have interest in jurisprudence.