How can you honor or dishonor a law that does not apply to you?

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What I mean is, is that if it's outside what you do, or would do, how can you honor or dishonor it?

Answer 1

i think the person is looking for justification inorder to bomb abortion clinics.

Answer 2

it's scary that so many don't get the question. It's like the pro-life folks are just answering what they think about abortion. it's kind of why debating certain issues is a waste.

To answer the question, you can't honor or dishonor a law that does not apply to you. Maybe an example that is less contraversial might make people pay attention to the actual question:

The law says all drivers must wear a seatbelt. John Doe is quadraplegic and never drives. He neither honor nor dishonors the law because it simply does not apply to him.

Answer 3

Read Plato's Apology.

Logic and reason dictate that a law that is immoral should not be honored or followed, unless not following it, creates greater immorality.

If a law does not apply to you and is moral, you honor the law by upholding it, or trying to have the law undone if it is immoral.

For example. White people in the south were not governed by the bigoted laws for black people. However, it was their duty to stand in solidarity with black and work to undo the immoral laws.

In some cases a law might neither be immoral or moral. For example the law for having your seat belt on in the car. In this case the law is to be honored not as moral, but as a legitimate exercise of the States ability to govern. In the same token one may also work to change the law and remain completely moral.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

abortion is a grey issue. gay rights are a grey issue because of prejudice. people like black OR white no in between because its a comfort zone. but even with the bible there is no real black and white is there? people pick and choose what to believe. I just trust my instincts and gut feelings and try not to bother what anyone else says. sure i make a big stink on Yahoo Answers but if you had the experiences I had with christians you whould do the same or, write angry letters to the people that hurt you the most.

Answer 5

You can actually dishonor any law. The only problem is that it will have its consequences. It's not a very valid agrument in a court to state 'i didn't honor that law because it didn't apply to me'.

Answer 6

hey betty-i dont honor any law-believe everyone who is actually human knows what is right or wrong and doesnt require a law-some i follow and some i dont knowing full well that society might frown upon my choices i still choose-lots of love old hippie here
to wolf-abortion is not grey area-not any mans buisness