the ones who walk away from omelas
Debbie Buckner
English 1
Dr. David Morse
September 22, 2013
Under what circumstances, if any is one justified in disobeying the law?
Breaking the law is justifiable when one wants to make a point to change a law. As long as you don’t cause harm to anyone else, because we realize sometimes disobeying the law can have a positive or negative affect. “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything” (Malcolm x) Rosa Park was arrested on the evening of December 1, 1955 for disobeying and Alabama law, requiring black passengers to relinquish seats to white passengers, when the bus was full, blacks were also required to sit at the back of the bus, Rosa Parks arrest sparked a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system which led to a Supreme Court decision banning segregation on a public transportation finding it to be unconstitutional. If Rosa Park had not disobeyed the law, who knows how long segregation would had last, because she was an activist who believed in justice she stood up for what she believed was unfair. A statement was clearly made when The Montgomery Improvement Association coordinated other demonstrations which were led by Martin Luther King Jr. Who was the president of the organization became a prominent civil rights leader. The bus boycott demonstrated the potential for nonviolent mass protest to successfully challenge racial segregation and served as an example for other southern campaigns. What Rosa Park did was positive, but it render a negative effect and, she was arrested. There are some disadvantages and risk one must go through if they are considering disobeying the law. When Martin Luther King Jr. Declared the real meaning of the Montgomery bus boycott to be the power of a growing self-respect to animate the struggle for civil rights. While there were other demonstration taken place in Alabama Martin Luther King Jr. decided to go and support them as well, once again
English 1
Dr. David Morse
September 22, 2013
Under what circumstances, if any is one justified in disobeying the law?
Breaking the law is justifiable when one wants to make a point to change a law. As long as you don’t cause harm to anyone else, because we realize sometimes disobeying the law can have a positive or negative affect. “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything” (Malcolm x) Rosa Park was arrested on the evening of December 1, 1955 for disobeying and Alabama law, requiring black passengers to relinquish seats to white passengers, when the bus was full, blacks were also required to sit at the back of the bus, Rosa Parks arrest sparked a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system which led to a Supreme Court decision banning segregation on a public transportation finding it to be unconstitutional. If Rosa Park had not disobeyed the law, who knows how long segregation would had last, because she was an activist who believed in justice she stood up for what she believed was unfair. A statement was clearly made when The Montgomery Improvement Association coordinated other demonstrations which were led by Martin Luther King Jr. Who was the president of the organization became a prominent civil rights leader. The bus boycott demonstrated the potential for nonviolent mass protest to successfully challenge racial segregation and served as an example for other southern campaigns. What Rosa Park did was positive, but it render a negative effect and, she was arrested. There are some disadvantages and risk one must go through if they are considering disobeying the law. When Martin Luther King Jr. Declared the real meaning of the Montgomery bus boycott to be the power of a growing self-respect to animate the struggle for civil rights. While there were other demonstration taken place in Alabama Martin Luther King Jr. decided to go and support them as well, once again