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What are some examples of moral problems being bound by law?

Xiaoyueyue incident is a typical example of moral problems being bound by law.

After the death of George W. Yue Yue, people felt that the power of morality could not awaken people's conscience, so they proposed to use laws to prevent this tragedy from happening again. The question is, can law really replace morality? At least it is not feasible in the real society, and there is no evidence that it will be supported by the general public. The function of law is to rigidly restrain people's behavior norms. Violating the law will have deterrent consequences, from losing personal freedom to depriving people of their property and lives.

The emergence of law is based on the development of economy. Simple moral constraints are sometimes disobeyed by some people, so a state machine is needed to restrain and subdue those who go beyond moral norms. Although the law can enforce some human behavior norms, on the one hand, it cannot replace the role of morality; on the other hand, the law can only be punished by law if it goes beyond the socially recognized moral norms. Morality, as a category of spirit and thought, its inner expression, thought and cultivation, that is, the connotation of human heart, can be reflected from the characteristics of knowing and doing to the outside world. The internal expression of law, that is, the connotation is legal provisions, and the generalized human social behavior should conform to the rigid provisions of law. So what kind of behavior do people take towards society in practice? For example, as long as it does not violate the law, it belongs to moral cultivation and self-discipline. It should be said that while people exercise their rights, they also shoulder certain obligations and responsibilities to society. As long as their actions do not infringe upon the rights and interests of others, the law cannot punish them. This is people's right to choose freely. This is just an act that they have to perform on the moral level. If things may have serious consequences, public opinion will exert moral pressure on such people. Instead of morality, law forcibly binds people's code of conduct, which will achieve the opposite result. The power of morality will disappear.