"What are you suggesting be done?"

For a start, support the many wordwide organisations that are seeki8ng to combat this sort of behaviour. Secondly, lobby our own government to make it clear that it is not acceptable. Thirdly, if you live in a country that still exercises the death penaly, (like the USA), use you voices and your votes to oppose this.

"Then feel free to travel to China, Saudi Arabia or any other country with harsh, unforgiving laws and break them."

Why would I want to do that? Do you think that would achieve something? Are you saying that the way to oppose these laws is to become a criminal? Sounds like muddled thinking to me.