tomorrow they passed a law saying it was illegal to eat strawberry jam on wheat bread. you could still eat strawberry jam, and you could still eat wheat bread, you just can't put the strawberry jam on the wheat bread without breaking the law. but you really, really love strawberry jam on wheat bread, and think this law is ridiculous. would you: a) continue eating your strawberry jam on wheat bread and just hope you never get caught, or b) give up eating strawberry jam on wheat bread because it's illegal and it's wrong to break the law?
basically, do you think it's wrong to break a law that shouldn't exist but does because of other people's ignorance?
2007-10-06 03:59:42 · 5 answers · asked by White 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I would wait to be tried and hope that in the words of John Jay "The Jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy."
My hope would be the jury knows this. My lawyer would be paid to make sure that they do.
2007-10-06 04:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Alan C 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is wrong to break the law.
You agree to abide by the rules of the society that you live in.
Your responsibility is to OBEY the law until it is either changed or until you leave.
Your assumption that "other people" are too ignorant to make a law you do not understand is an ignorant statement itself.
Example: I am a good driver. I drove in Europe, where there are no speed limits. I can drive 100 mph easy. Does that mean that it is a stupid law to only drive 65 un the US?
The law was made so everyone is safe. Including 16 year olds that CAN'T drive 100mph and Grannies that CAN'T drive 100mph.
Don't like the law? Change It, leave or go to jail.
2007-10-06 04:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you are willing to stand up for your convictions it may require that you go to jail for them also.
NOTE
Slavery
Civil rights
Your cause may even eventually win but you may be dead or in prison.
If you take a stand on principle on a legal issue and eventually the principle wins yet you were convicted of breaking the law it will not erase your record.
2007-10-06 05:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by CFB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is not so farfetched. The government recently made it illegal to eat "raw" unpasteurized almonds. The packages will still say "raw" however.
a) I would choose if possible. But the almond mandate makes growers send them to pasteurization plants. I'm not kidding, just google.
2007-10-06 04:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by Middleclassandnotquiet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would still eat it, and tell no one. If I really feel that I am hurting no one...I just go ahead and do it.
2007-10-06 04:10:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋