If the two contradicted, which path would you take? Your morals or the legal route?
2006-08-07 17:23:00 · 21 answers · asked by Brianman3 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Depends on the situation.
2006-08-07 17:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by yo_momma_is_sweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would stick to my morals, but I think I would look into moving out of the country to a place where my morals didn't contradict the law before directly going against the law.....
2006-08-08 00:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by egyszegedilany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a really tough question. I guess it depends on the issue.
example: abortion is legal , but that does not make it morally right. I vote no abortion.
Anyone can rationalize this , and make it look like they are morally correct no matter what the law says. But only the stupids fall for it.
another example: lying is immoral, perjury is also against the law..They are both wrong. Bill Clinton did both and justified it . He also got away with it. Was he right or wrong?. Morally that is?.Lawfully?
2006-08-08 00:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just it, your morals and the law shouldn't contradict.
But if they did, I would probably go with the law on the basis that maybe my morals are not for the best.
But if it was something like drugs... Screw the law. They don't have the right to tell me what I can and can't put into my body.
2006-08-08 02:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by cat_Rett_98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some morals are dictated by the laws. If you have those types of morals then i suppose you would obey the law. Martin LUITHER king was torn between breaking the laws and following his heart. But if a law is unjust as far as your moral thinking is concerned , then how can you blindly obey it ?Morals are after all, the predjudices that your mind has chosen to accept
2006-08-08 00:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by terehulagirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The law. If I can follow my own morals in order to contradict the laws, then so can Timothy McVeigh.
2006-08-08 00:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely morals.
But that is because you asked about my morals. If I was on a jury deciding between your morals and the law, it would have to be the law.
2006-08-08 00:27:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
morals, with lip service to the law. passive aggression. Politicians in DC are out of touch with everyday Americans and make law to fatten the purses of their contributors, rather than to most benefit the citizenry each as individuals and collectively. Morals are less corruptible than law.
2006-08-08 00:48:42 · answer #8 · answered by mangledsaxon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legal route.
I really don't know how to enforce my moral principles in the law.
2006-08-08 00:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by Angela B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get good advise about the nature of both before you concluded that they contradict. If they truly contradict you need to measure the consequences of both paths before making a judgment.
2006-08-08 00:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOth are important. And in my case, the two never conflict. But I would stand by my morals.
2006-08-08 00:37:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋