i asked how many people broke the law last week-?

Question

seems that it was close to 100%-
my question is how do you raise your children to be honest and morally upright while breaking the law on a daily basis?
any thoughts---thanks for any answers in advance-smile and enjoy the day

all laws people-speeding is breaking the law

Answer 1

Perhaps you teach them responsibility by teaching them that, if you choose to break the law, then you choose to accept the consequences of breaking that law. If that means the occasional ticket, then you accept it without making the cop's life harder and without complaining and moaning about it.

Answer 2

Is breaking the law immoral? I'd argue that while you should follow the law, any moral considerations are separate from the law and that the law should not reflect morality. True, there is an intersection between some moral systems and civil law, but technically those should fairly few.

Edit:
Speeding as an example is not immoral or moral in anyway, unless you look at situations where you are being careless to the point where someone can get hurt, but if you're just looking at breaking the speed limit there is no reason why 35 is moral and 36 isn't.

Children should be raised to respect and follow the law and at the same time to understand morality.

Answer 3

I thought I was all moral and honest until someone pointed out that if you have ever called in sick on a day when you weren't really sick, you are a liar.

If you've ever taken copies at work of personal items. or if you've ever brought home copier paper or pens or staples, you are a thief.

I do try to obey the speed limit and traffic laws. And I'm trying to be a better person.

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Answer 4

This is a good question. If you count speeding, I am a serial speeding lawbreaker. I guess I should just obey the law. But sometimes I speed without even thinking. If I were Hindu I would think I was an Indy car driver in a formoer life.

Answer 5

There's a point where law and justice diverge, and at least one of those points is when following the law to the letter (indeed, even knowing all of the laws) is impossible. Some laws are simply unjust, and a moral system has to be able to account for that.

Answer 6

It's gotten so, the purpose of law, is just to give the politicians a continual source of income, and the prisons a constant source of free labor to sell. Everybody broke the law last week, but few did anything wrong. Bob H.

Answer 7

This is a chance to teach them about the grace and mercy of God.

Law will make us aware that we have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We all do that. That is why what Jesus did for us is so special.

It is impossible for your children to be honest and morally upright on a daily basis. Don't even try to teach them this.

Teach them about God and his mercy and what he really sent his Son to earth to achieve for us.

When they understand this, speeding this afternoon really isn't important.

Answer 8

I don't ....

.... Raise children to be "morally upright".

I have one child, and don't raise her because she is with her mother in another country.... well away from me.


But even if I was teaching her... my code of honour is often at odds with the law.... and I'd rather she be honour-bound to objective rationality and nature's way than to the flimsy laws of local society.

Answer 9

I break the law all the time. So what? I don't have any kids but if I did I would teach them that many laws are to protect the stupid. The smarts, like me and them, just obey them from time to time, when it's safe, we go around. See?

Answer 10

Are we talking about petty offenses or misdemeanors and crimes?

Edit: You said honest and morally upright. It would only be dishonest to lie if you get pulled over and the cop asks you how fast you were going.