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    Two men who had a big influence on civil rights were Henry David Thoreau‚ and Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. They both believed in standing up for what they believed in‚ and disobeying unjust laws. Although they were disobeying unjust laws‚ they still were disobeying Laws‚ which is why both men suffered consequences from the law. Thoreau spent a night in jail for not paying a poll tax‚ which he didn’t pay because of his opposition to the Mexican –American War. Meanwhile‚ Dr.MLK was arrested for “marching

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    Just or Unjust? Yolanda Esco BCOM/275-Business Communications and Critical Thinking July 20‚ 2013 Mr. Stephan Goodman For about a year and a half now‚ the world has been in shock over the events the occurred in the Trayvon Martin case. Some may say that they are happy about the outcome of this trial! Many have had opinions about the events‚ but do their opinions show credibility? The problem that the world does not understand is: We were not there; who are we to even have a comment

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    World. Dr. King agreed with Saint Augustine‚ “An unjust law is no law at all.” I think you can all agree that any law that is created to hinder a person‚ keep them bond‚ and make them feel inferiority is unjust. Any law that allows certain people the right to rape‚ abuse‚ humiliate‚ and belittle someone is unjust. Any time people that are in trusted in the fair distribution of the law‚ abuses‚ demean‚ deride‚ and depreciate for any reason is also unjust. There has been too much innocent blood spilled

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    Are we morally responsible for following unjust laws? Do we have to follow a law regarding how inequitable‚ unfair‚ or corrupt it may be? The main reason citizens follow these rules is because they are laws set in place by the government‚ and if broken could result in punishable actions.But what would you do if you were caught in a situation where the “unjustlaw needs to be broken‚ would constructor a civil disobedience and take a stand for what you believe in. As Martin Luther King Jr.

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    their will” (Jacobus 305)‚ yet they neglect the fact that the government is often abused and perverted. Unjust laws exist because of an inefficient and corrupted government. Historical events‚ as well as recent events‚ lead to the belief

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    Characteristics of Just Laws And Views A just law has a number of widely recognized characteristics. A just law is characterized by the following: --treats all people equally The notion of equality is an important aspect of the law. Although a just law may be providing equality it doesn’t always occur that way. For example‚ a wealthy person may be able to afford legal representation‚ but those people who can’t afford legal representation will be disadvantaged and will not have an equal opportunity

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was just or unjust? Martin Luther King Jr. was standing outside on the balcony giving one of his famous speeches and then it happened. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th‚ 1968 by a man named James Earl Ray. After the news got out about Martin Luther King Jr. getting shot to death‚ black activist around the southern parts of the United States rioted and protested in the streets. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was unjust because he was a civil rights

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    fight an unjust law through persuasion and to do so in a peaceful way. He also claims “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive‚ negotiation‚ self-purification and direct action‚” and Socrates does participate in the several of these actions to further his point. They both agree that in cases of unjust law‚ they should fight it (despite that one was willing to go further than another) but still respect the laws in place

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    his essay‚ “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them‚ or shall we endeavor to amend them and obey them until we have succeeded‚ or shall we transgress them at once?” (184) The answer will depend on which side of the law or the laws you are on‚ minority or majority. When the laws are made by the majority the laws can’t all be just‚ expect for the majority that wanted it. Should the wise minority be able to disobey laws that were created by the majority? Obeying every law is hard but even

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    Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to obey certain laws or government demands for the sole purpose of influencing legislation or government policy‚ generally characterized by the use of nonviolent techniques such as boycotting‚ picketing‚ and nonpayment of taxes. The use of nonviolent disobedience has run throughout world history; however‚ a major question posed is: are we morally obligated to obey even the unjust laws? In order to properly discuss that of civil disobedience and whether

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