There are just laws and there are unjust laws. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws…
There are many things that many consider immoral but aren’t necessarily illegal. Law and morality tend to operate independently and have very little to do with each other. While some crimes that are considered to be immoral such as murder are illegal there are other concepts that are immoral that aren’t illegal such as being a bystander and doing nothing to stop a crime that you know is…
“One may well ask: How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others? The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but, a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.…
most people violate at least some laws sometimes, even though they may not get caught or end up with a criminal record…
One who breaks and unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty. I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law. (161)…
However, others believe that people only follow the rules of the law because they do not want to get into trouble and face up to any punishments. They believe without the law ethics and morals would not exist. This means that, for example, murder or rape would be socially accepted because there is no one to say it is wrong. Therefore the only reason people don’t do these unacceptable things is so they do not have to take any consequences such as going to court or prison.…
Unjust law- one that is not in harmony with the moral law; any law that degrades human personality…
Nevertheless, not all laws are founded in morals, in many instances it’s just a matter of power. After all, everything Adolf Hitler did was legally permitted. Laws are not always ethically justified, therefore, one has the moral obligation to challenge it. As Elie Wiesel stated, “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to…
One reason as to why we need to disobey unjust laws is because it can open the eyes of others, and the government. If nobody voiced their opinion, the government could make laws that are unjust, and then you would have to follow them. With our government being a democracy, often described as power to the people, our thoughts and opinions are a big factor in how laws are created and changed. If you do not voice your opinion, the government would have no way of knowing how the people feel about…
If a person mistakenly believes that the law or policy is unjust or truly evil and acts out in disobedience to the law, their disobedience will not be morally justified or justified in the eyes of the jury who do know the law or policy. As a high school student, I can attest to thinking I have all the answers, but reality always come back to me and I realize there is still much for me to learn. Many people can come to false conclusions when they have not been provided with adequate information to form educated opinions or when they have this mindset that they know everything in the world. Though they may believe that they are right, their mistakes are not morally…
Is it considered okay to disobey some laws? Does committing civil disobedience actually do any good? Martin Luther King Jr. believed that it was moral to obey just laws and disobey unjust law. “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just law. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”…
“Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short story focusing on the hour life of the main character, Mrs. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard struggles from a heart condition. Her husband, Mr. Mallard, soon dies which leaves her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richard to break the horrifying news to her gently. When Mrs. Mallard heard the news, she was surprisingly happy. She feels “Free! Body and soul free!” (631) from a depressing marriage and loves that she does not have to live for anyone but herself now. However, she walks into the house and soon appears Mr. Mallard. Upset and confused, Mrs. Mallard dies immediately of a heart attack. Chopin suggests that the role of women is defenseless and shows how an unequal marriage in the nineteenth…
To begin, however, I believe it is necessary to define an "unjust" law. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, "Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust." (King, 3) According to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority compels a minority group to obey, but does not make binding on itself." (King, 4)…
Basketball and football have many differences and similarities that we often don’t catch on too or just even care too focus on. Both sports here in the U.S have become extremely popular and nationally televised around the world. For anybody trying to choose which sport is the better sport , it could be very helpful to get know the basics and characteristics of each sport. Although it does seem the two sports have more differences on how they play, the way they move , the equipment and accessors they wear, and the different type of ball they use for the game. Basketball and Football are very much alike in a variety of ways. This essay will expose and help show the differences and similarities of the two sports.…
Atty X: We are ready to proceed your honor, my client would like to change his plea.…