Can breaking the law ever be justified?
Can breaking the law ever be justified?
Any country or a place has its set of rules or laws. They are made in order to keep the place safe and peaceful. Some may have a set of rules while others may have rules that are open to changes and additions. These rules are set to govern people and keep them in discipline. However, as the saying goes ‘rules are meant to be broken’. Many people are found breaking these laws. No one in the world always follows the rule. It might be a small rule they might have broken, but they have done it. Many cases have been reported where people broke rules so that they could do what is appropriate. This might be appropriate in cases but not always. Hence sometimes, breaking the law can be justified.
Breaking the rules can be the best thing to do in a particular situation. It may not be right according to the rules but it might be what the best thing to do is. For example, if we are driving a car and a person falls in front of our car, we are obliged to go into the opposite lane given that there are no cars there so that we won’t hit the person. In this way, we broke the rule by going into the opposite lane but just to save a person’s life. This is a case where breaking the rule is justified. In such situations of urgency, our instincts work to find the best possible solution even though it might mean breaking the rule. Even if we get questioned for such decisions, we will have a proper and legal justification for it.
Also, sometimes it is the rules that suppress the people. Breaking them can benefit a large group of people and help the country or institution to prosper. Like many think, laws are fundamental to the development of a country, but it is often neglected that breaking them can be beneficial at times. A great example is the constituent assembly of Nepal. Rather than moving forward with the development, the leaders are stumbling upon stupid laws and clauses of the interim constitution and are working on solving the
Any country or a place has its set of rules or laws. They are made in order to keep the place safe and peaceful. Some may have a set of rules while others may have rules that are open to changes and additions. These rules are set to govern people and keep them in discipline. However, as the saying goes ‘rules are meant to be broken’. Many people are found breaking these laws. No one in the world always follows the rule. It might be a small rule they might have broken, but they have done it. Many cases have been reported where people broke rules so that they could do what is appropriate. This might be appropriate in cases but not always. Hence sometimes, breaking the law can be justified.
Breaking the rules can be the best thing to do in a particular situation. It may not be right according to the rules but it might be what the best thing to do is. For example, if we are driving a car and a person falls in front of our car, we are obliged to go into the opposite lane given that there are no cars there so that we won’t hit the person. In this way, we broke the rule by going into the opposite lane but just to save a person’s life. This is a case where breaking the rule is justified. In such situations of urgency, our instincts work to find the best possible solution even though it might mean breaking the rule. Even if we get questioned for such decisions, we will have a proper and legal justification for it.
Also, sometimes it is the rules that suppress the people. Breaking them can benefit a large group of people and help the country or institution to prosper. Like many think, laws are fundamental to the development of a country, but it is often neglected that breaking them can be beneficial at times. A great example is the constituent assembly of Nepal. Rather than moving forward with the development, the leaders are stumbling upon stupid laws and clauses of the interim constitution and are working on solving the