The law has been around for centuries since the beginning of time. It was used as early as the era before Jesus' birth. Although ideas have changed over time, the law in general still exist in today's society. The idea of law was intended for order and avoiding citizens from revolting and rebelling against the government. People should obey the law because the law creates a stable and safer society. There are many reasons why people obey the law People obey the law because of religious values, fear of punishment, costs, and it protects the weak.
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Citizens can choose to obey the law because of religious beliefs. The law was strictly enforced in the bible. The story of Jesus of the Nazareth death can be related to the use of law. The law then was that Jews and Gentiles were suppose to worship certain gods. However, Jesus introduced the world to the one and only God and went against the government. Although Jesus was meant to die for the sins of the world, he was executed under the law at that time. According to religious and moral values, obeying the law is just the right thing to do as a human being.
People also are in fear of breaking the law because of the consequences and punishment that awaits them. When we were younger, our parents or elders taught us to be afraid of getting in trouble and therefore gave us a small form of physical contact or aggressive vocal tone. The whole idea for them doing that was to teach us not to do bad things and to be so afraid of the consequences that we wouldn't repeat the same bad mistakes. The law has a similar comparison. For example, if you get a
speeding ticket your consequences include going to court and having a violation on your permanent record. This small violation of the law can turn into a huge headache. The bigger the crime the more stressful and difficult it is to get things back to normal. Not to mention it is time consuming as well to commit a violation or crime.
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