Essay On Law Breaking
Are all of our laws here in the United States concrete or are there some circumstances where laws can be broken? Should we say that all of our laws should never be broken or are there areas that are gray? I would think that Martin Luther King and many other African Americans would say that if they had not broken the law they may not have the freedom they do today. John Rawls, a famous political philosopher of the twentieth century also believed that there were and still are certain circumstances where breaking the law is justifiable. Our government makes our laws to protect us and to keep us safe, but what happens when those laws fail us, are there any exceptions to our laws?
One instance I would like for you to consider is what would …show more content…
What if you were breaking the law by standing up for something that you believed in, but what you are doing is against the law? Let’s say for instance that you and a group of people are rallying for an environmental cause, but you did not receive all of the proper permits to be picketing where you are at; should you call of the picket because you did not receive all of your permits, or should you continue with your plan even though you are breaking the law and could be charged with a crime? You are in fact demonstrating in a non violent way, but according to our laws you are breaking laws. You would be doing the same thing that King and his followers did in Birmingham and they went to …show more content…
King and his fellow brothers and sister did was very brave and courageous. It is very important for people to stand up for what they believe in and what they think is right, just, or moral, even if it is against the law. If Dr. King and other African Americans would not have stood up for what they believed in, which was their freedom and the right to be treated equally, who knows how things may have turned out today. Sometimes it does not matter if what you are fighting for is against the law, if it is immoral and not just then it is worth fighting for no matter what the cost. If you do not stand up for what you believe in how do you expect changes to
One instance I would like for you to consider is what would …show more content…
What if you were breaking the law by standing up for something that you believed in, but what you are doing is against the law? Let’s say for instance that you and a group of people are rallying for an environmental cause, but you did not receive all of the proper permits to be picketing where you are at; should you call of the picket because you did not receive all of your permits, or should you continue with your plan even though you are breaking the law and could be charged with a crime? You are in fact demonstrating in a non violent way, but according to our laws you are breaking laws. You would be doing the same thing that King and his followers did in Birmingham and they went to …show more content…
King and his fellow brothers and sister did was very brave and courageous. It is very important for people to stand up for what they believe in and what they think is right, just, or moral, even if it is against the law. If Dr. King and other African Americans would not have stood up for what they believed in, which was their freedom and the right to be treated equally, who knows how things may have turned out today. Sometimes it does not matter if what you are fighting for is against the law, if it is immoral and not just then it is worth fighting for no matter what the cost. If you do not stand up for what you believe in how do you expect changes to