Why Do People Have The Right To Break The Law
My opinion is that people have the right to break the law, especially for reasons that are infringement of citizen’s rights or any unconstitutional law. Breaking these kinds of laws does not give the right to break any other laws. We have done this in the past many times.
Breaking the law is only acceptable if it is against any immoral/unjust laws. As said by Frankel, “In short, if anybody has the right to break the law, this cannot be a legal right under a law. It has to be a moral right against a law. And this moral right is not an unlimited right to disobey any law…”
Refusing to follow a law has gotten us out of some unrightful acts in the past. In 1774 four laws were passed that became known as The Intolerable Acts which had colonists darken their opinion on the British rule even more. The Intolerable Acts were made up of four laws enacted by British parliament which were the Government Act, which restricted town meetings, Administration of Justice Act, which stated that British soldiers, who have committed crimes were to be tried in Britain and not the …show more content…
In today’s society there are people who feel many of the laws enacted and enforced today are unjust and feel they need to be changed or abolished all together. Some take to the internet with rants and petitions, and some attempt to use the examples of our forefathers and “rise up” against the government in order for their voices to be heard, which many feel is terroristic. However one may feel about a person’s actions, a person has the right to break the law to fight for what they believe in, although the cause must be just and one must be ready to face any and all consequences that may arise once the smoke
Breaking the law is only acceptable if it is against any immoral/unjust laws. As said by Frankel, “In short, if anybody has the right to break the law, this cannot be a legal right under a law. It has to be a moral right against a law. And this moral right is not an unlimited right to disobey any law…”
Refusing to follow a law has gotten us out of some unrightful acts in the past. In 1774 four laws were passed that became known as The Intolerable Acts which had colonists darken their opinion on the British rule even more. The Intolerable Acts were made up of four laws enacted by British parliament which were the Government Act, which restricted town meetings, Administration of Justice Act, which stated that British soldiers, who have committed crimes were to be tried in Britain and not the …show more content…
In today’s society there are people who feel many of the laws enacted and enforced today are unjust and feel they need to be changed or abolished all together. Some take to the internet with rants and petitions, and some attempt to use the examples of our forefathers and “rise up” against the government in order for their voices to be heard, which many feel is terroristic. However one may feel about a person’s actions, a person has the right to break the law to fight for what they believe in, although the cause must be just and one must be ready to face any and all consequences that may arise once the smoke