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julesday

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Law
« on: November 04, 2015, 05:59:57 pm »
Why should we obey the law?

jenniferhoder

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Re: Law
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2015, 06:04:13 pm »
Because we don't want to go to jail, get tickets, or be one of "those" people!!!!

natashaspy

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Re: Law
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2015, 06:05:26 pm »
without laws we would be nothing better than a bunch of wild chimps and gorillas running around.  laws give order to civilization and keeps people in check.

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Re: Law
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2015, 06:11:44 pm »
Because it is the right thing to do!  If everyone would just follow the "golden rule", there would be no need for laws!

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Re: Law
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2015, 02:34:03 pm »
Either obey the law or go to jail.

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Re: Law
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2015, 03:06:09 pm »
Gotta agree with JenniferHoder.............no desire to go to jail.

hitch0403

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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2015, 03:54:17 pm »
While the majority of us obey the law,many still dont.Can you imagine if there were NO traffic laws?You would take your life into your hands everytime you drove or maybe even crossed the street.

OH lemme go make a deposit to the bank and a robber is right behind me."Why dont you go ahead of me!!"

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Re: Law
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2015, 04:02:28 pm »
It's good to have laws, other wise we may not even be alive or safe!
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Re: Law
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2015, 04:11:14 pm »
Without Laws in life there would more crime and deaths as it is right now, Nowhere will be safe not even your own home.

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Re: Law
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2015, 08:27:10 pm »
To keep your job so you can provide for yourself and anyone else you choose to assist.

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Re: Law
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2015, 12:57:59 am »
So that we do not have a society filled with chaos and lawlessness. The world is bad enough as it is (case in point: the Middle East). The absence of laws would make things worse on an entirely different level.

julesday

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Re: Law
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2015, 12:01:09 pm »
What about laws that are unfair? Do we still have to follow them?

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Re: Law
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2015, 10:38:14 am »
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all”.
MLK

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Re: Law
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2015, 08:43:03 pm »
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all”.
MLK
Are you saying we should break laws that are unjust?

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Re: Law
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2015, 06:00:13 am »
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all”.
MLK
Are you saying we should break laws that are unjust?

I'm saying we are under no obligation to obey an unjust law. 

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