The Importance Of Obeying The Law

People break the law just to break the law they want to know if they can get away with it just like when the book reads “ Do you ever read any of the book you burn? He laughed that's against the law” this quote shows that just because it's against the law to read book people do it anyway just to see if the can get away with it because it's illegal. The book also reads “my uncle drove slowly on the highway once. He drove 40 mph and they jailed him for two days” now when people break the

Growing up, we have it drilled into our heads that we should always follow the rules, and never break the law. From parents, realatives, teachers, and generally any adult do we hear these messages. I guess I took all of that advice to heart, because I try to always follow the rules, and obey the law. Most of my peers however, do not listen to what their seniors told them as children. As a child, laws seem like the foundation that civilization was supported by. If someone does something that wrongs another person, they are punished. Sounds like a good idea, right?

Envision if everyone in the world decided to go around breaking laws because they did not agree with them. There would be a bunch of unnecessary arrests, great amount of violence, and the world would be a terrible place to live. As citizens of this country we have the commitment to adhere to the rules, laws, and submit to any consequences we may receive. In the great words of Socrates, “One should never do wrong in return, nor do any man harm, no matter what he may have done to you.” Breaking laws is never morally justifiable.

“Millions of Americans who would never think of themselves as lawbreakers, let alone criminals, are taking increasing liberties with all sorts of ‘minor’ laws that are nonetheless designed to protect and nourish society”(Trippett). Frank Trippett in his excerpt, “A Red Light for Scofflaws” argues that many people each day are breaking minor laws but do not think much about it because it does not seem like a big deal. The author supports his claim by stating that citizens believe that if breaking the small law does not harm anything, than it should not be a huge dispense. He continues by revealing that people continue to break the law because they are not getting caught and it does not affect the society around them. The author’s purpose is

When a law infringes on people’s rights rather than protecting them, breaking the law can be the right decision. In July of 2015, a woman named Bree Newsome was arrested for removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. Newsome was justified in breaking the law because she did so to protest “a symbol of white supremacy, hatred and racial terror” (Newsome qtd. in CBS News). The government-sanctioned flying of the Confederate flag sends the message that a government that fought for slavery and against Civil Rights deserves to be recognized in a place of honor. Its removal, and the act of civil disobedience that broke the law, was necessary because a symbol of racism has no place being promoted

Our society is built off of the concept of a social contract by which the individuals who comprise the society give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection by the government. The government then has a duty to properly balance the conflicting freedoms of its various constituents and ensure that they can enjoy the maximum amount of freedom without interference from the government or from other individuals. Along with the social contract comes the concept of rule of law, an essential tenet of any structured society, whether free or not. In a perfect society, all laws would be constructed off of the social contract, and thus there would be no legitimate reason to oppose them as they would promote maximal freedom and justice. However,

Most people believe that the laws are just ways for the government to tell them what to do, but they provide everyone with a basic good judgment of what they should and shouldn’t do. Some people believe they don’t need to listen to the laws and can do whatever they choose to do. “Three out of 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash at some point in their lives and nationally each year, nearly half a million others are injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes. ”(PR Newswire) If this many people are injured because of their lack of respect and commitment to following the rules it shows that there is more to them because if they were completely followed, like reason, this would all be avoided and there would be far less problems like this.

Laws are put in place for means of protection of others and are overall very just and useful in day to day life. Law making is progress and progression and not a single person has a right to break these laws.

If they don’t that indicates that the law should be altered to complement the already given values of faith. Another instance where breaking the law was meant for good is demonstrated when after a woman was caught driving. It is stated that then, “... one of the woman tweeted a photograph of herself being stopped by police.”, for the purpose of, “...changing attitudes. ”(Text 4) The women's fight for driving rights goes against the norm of society that has shown to be unfair.

A law could take away your rights or stop you from doing what is right. Fighting it can end inequality, like Susan B. Anthony did. She illegally voted in the presidential election and was arrested because she was fighting for women’s right to vote. In Anthony’s speech, she said, “It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen’s rights, guaranteed

All around us laws are being broke; severe, mild, for a good cause, or for a bad one. When a police car, fire truck or an ambulance speeds, they are breaking the law. However, it is allowed since they are doing everything in their power to protect, serve and rescue. As an old saying goes 'For every rule, there will be an exception', it makes sense to have an exception for breaking a morally unjust law in good conscience. In life, multiple paths will present itself and after all else has failed, it is acceptable to move on to the last possible option if no serious harm is done-even if it means breaking the law to do so. After all, An unjust law is no law at

‘Must we only obey a just law; should we obey a law because it is just to do so; or else can we not obey at all?'

Many people have the counter arguments for if it is ok it to break the laws or not. However, there are many reasons why it is unacceptable. If a person gets in trouble for doing something bad, they either knew it was the wrong thing to do, or they honestly did not know that it was not ok. People who break the laws are completely aware on what they are doing. Laws are enforced to you when you are little and it is stuck in your brain forever. There are laws for a reason, and if they did not exist then the world would go down-hill. “There are just laws and there are unjust laws…. An unjust law is no law at all.” (King 246). An unjust law is a law that does not actually have any value for how you use it. There are different types of laws because the ones that are fake and unused, are the ones people tend to break.

In the Crato, Plato seems to argue that disobeying the law can never be justified. I strongly disagree with this statement, while laws serve a purpose in maintaining stability, it is part of human nature to act on personal interest and some laws do not always favor one’s action regardless if it’s justifiable. If a law is preventing certain people or groups from achiveing their interest in survival, equality, and success, than it should be considered justifiable when disobeyed. The notion in forming a society is to preserve freedom and security, without these qualities, than society would be likely to fail. This is how revolutions began by starting with disobyeing the law, and if the outcome of such act benefits towards human progress, than

In order to be Law-abiding, we need only be and do as God is and does. That may sound impractical, but it is not as daunting as it seems. Consider this: in principle, Life is forgiving. That is not only what It is, but also, what It does. The three strikes rule is not a Law. As far as the Law of Life is concerned, you can keep on trying. When, and if, you finally get it right, It works! No matter how long one has ignored the light and cursed the darkness, in the instant we turn to the light, we are enlightened. The Law is exacting, and intolerant of our ignorance of It; even so, as soon as we apply Its principles, in compliance with Its nature, It works for us. However, when we are in conflict with