Can anyone give me GOOD reasons to Break the LAW.?

Question

Is providing for ones family a Justifiable reason to break the Law? What crimes are acceptable if this is OK? Seriuously. If we say its OK to Break the law to Provide for your family. Would a Drug dealer be able to get the ACLU to take there case and pleed they were only selling drugs to get money for food. What's the Cut Off. Who makes that decision?

Answer 1

No laws should not be broken.

As far as outdated or laws that have not been taken of the books that is a 'ridiculous argument'. Any fool knows that. Get real. Use some common sense-I hope some still have some.


But everyone knows--thief, murder, harm to people and their property is wrong. Illegal entry is wrong--it puts people at risk. and hurts others.

Wrong is wrong. And trying to use lame excuses is just as wrong.

Answer 2

Necessity, it is a defense, but the action is still technically illegal. There's a storm, your yacht is being tossed to and fro. You dock in a slip not your own. You are trespassing. You can stay until the storm is over.

There is a hurricane. Your home has been destroyed, you need food and water. You break into a convenience store and take what you need for survival. You are committing larceny, but you can claim "necessity!", and you get off. When you have other means of getting food and water, the necessity is over and you cannot take from the store anymore.

There is a cut off to this defense, and your absurd example of drug selling is way beyond it. Ask again on "law and ethics" and maybe a lawyer or law student can articulate the principle. I'm certain my examples illustrate it however.

If you're interested in learning the type of case the ACLU would help with, check the ACLU website. They defended Rush Limbaugh on an issue related to his oxycontin purchases.

Answer 3

The law recognizes certain types of defenses called justifications, such as duress, defense of others and necessity.

Generally, these allow for violations of crimes against property or administrative crimes where there is no other reasonable way to accomplish the necessary result through legal means.

The standards are set by the courts, through common law, and occasionally by statute in some states.

And it wouldn't be the type of case the ACLU would likely take, because those justification defenses are not constitutional issues. While the underlying crime might be challengeable on constitutional grounds, the applicability or existence of any justification defense isn't.

Answer 4

Not all laws serve a real purpose....Think about it, just because its a law, it automically makes sense?angela R might apply that to the drug smuggler when agents shot at the illegal drug smuggler as he was fleeing back into Mexico and that is against their policy.Not all laws serve a real purpose now do they.Think about it, just because its a law, it automically makes sense?

Answer 5

The only law that I can think of that I might break is this. If I ever caught someone molesting a child. They would die. And I would go to jail happy.

Answer 6

Each case must be taken on it's own merits before the law. That's why we have judges and jurists to oversee the outcome of legal matters that cannot be settled out of court.

Answer 7

Actually, if you ever look at some of the laws on the books each state and county have, some are pretty ridiculous.....

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/laws01.htm

Not all laws serve a real purpose....Think about it, just because its a law, it automically makes sense?

Answer 8

So your saying you've never drove a mile over the speed limit, never jaywalked, or broken a law? Wow, you should get a humanitarian award.

Answer 9

if wanting a better life makes you a criminal then yes!!!!!!

your question should be: what is worse.... breaking the law by exploiting undocumented workers for a great profit???.... or leaving your native country to work in America so that you could feed your children and live a better life??

you judge people who want a better life... but you don't say anything about those who hire them...... reduce our middle class and eliminate the American dream for your average legal citizen!!!!!!!

Answer 10

if the laws broken do NOT interfeer with any1 elses rights and doesn't take anything away from any1 either, such as selling narcotics (if you feel it does please explain) then that law is b.s. to begin with in my opinion.
i also feel that shoplifting food is acceptable if your doing it to SURVIVE (as long as no1 is in a position to get hurt), but try a shelter first.