I had thought that Swiss rules were becoming more relaxed and open.
But it appears that they are also becoming more ridiculous.
A young Swiss woman brought from her home the US to her home in Switzerland an old wedding-dress.
She did not imagine that this was an item that needed to be declared to Customs.
On her luggage being checked, and this item being "discovered" by Customs, they imposed a fine of roughly 800 US dollars!
Naturally, she appealed this fine.
The response that came back was that the decision was "correct".
Well, the decision may have been "correct" according to some interpretation of some idiotic regulation, but this kind of "correctness" is what makes the law into an ass in the eyes of ordinary citizens, and eventually causes contempt for the law and so leads to the breakdown of the rule of law.
But it appears that they are also becoming more ridiculous.
A young Swiss woman brought from her home the US to her home in Switzerland an old wedding-dress.
She did not imagine that this was an item that needed to be declared to Customs.
On her luggage being checked, and this item being "discovered" by Customs, they imposed a fine of roughly 800 US dollars!
Naturally, she appealed this fine.
The response that came back was that the decision was "correct".
Well, the decision may have been "correct" according to some interpretation of some idiotic regulation, but this kind of "correctness" is what makes the law into an ass in the eyes of ordinary citizens, and eventually causes contempt for the law and so leads to the breakdown of the rule of law.
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