Is Civil Disobedience ever justified?

Question

What are your feelings?

Answer 1

It's often justified, but it depends on the law you're breaking and the circumstances in which you're breaking it. An african-american woman once famously refused to move from her seat on the bus to make room for a white person as required by law. That was a driving force moving towards racial equality in the USA.

You have to judge by your own conscience whether it's justified in the circumstances. And Civil disobedience requires respect for law and democracy. So you must breach the law in as non-violent a way as possible and accept punishment under the law for your actions.

Answer 2

Of course.If a government doesn't represent the will of the people that people have the right,some would argue the duty even,to overthrow the government by any means possible.
Civil Disobedience however is a very civilized form of protest and is needed if certain laws discriminate or are morally despicable.
Protest is an essential part of Democracy and the tolerance towards it shows how Democratic a government really is.

Answer 3

Yes, war protests are justified if someone believes strongly against a war, that's considered civil disobedience.

Answer 4

As an American, I'd have to say yes it is justifed. Not always, but in some cases.

For example:

Traffic Ticket - No
Civil Rights - Yes
Income Tax - No
Bill of Rights - Yes

Answer 5

yzyz, peaceful demonstrations are justifiable in the face of horrific abuses of power.

Answer 6

yep just dont make a jurk out of your self

Answer 7

Almost always. is the U.S. a democracy?
In theory, right?