Is your duty to your family more important than the law?

Question

Is your duty to your family more important than the law?
If your family was in trouble or something and helping them would be illegal, would you do it and why?

Answer 1

I would lie, steal and possibly kill for my son if need be.

Answer 2

Family is the most important thing in the world, a bond that should never be broken, family should always come first. i would fight tooth and nail for them knowing that they have been brought up to know the difference between right and wrong. I have no part in the laws that govern this land ( UK) it is decided by the few to control the many, justice is blind and too often the human rights of the criminal are taken into consideration over the rights of the victim. I have no faith in the law, i follow my conscience and heart. i never willingly do anything that will hurt another person or animal.

Answer 3

Suppose there was a law that stated that I had to do something that was harmful to my family.

It doesn't matter what the action is, just imagine it is something that will cause obvious harm.

And by protecting my family from harm, I am breaking the law.

So the question then becomes, is the law of man greater than obeying the unwritten law of love and protection?

Answer 4

Depends.

Is it civil law? Criminal law? Moral law?

You need to specify.