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Originally Posted by politicophile
Then there's the whole Crito argument: disobeying an unjust law will undermine the authority of the governing body in general, leading to the abandonment of all the just laws, as well. Again in this example, there is a risk that the rules that protect you will disappear.
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This is what happens in a society such as ours that passes a lot of silly laws (rules) that a large percentage of the population ignore. Every law creates a large group of people who will become lawbreakers and begin to loose respect for the law in general. Laws (rules) should only be made if absolutely necessary and if there is any question should not be made at all.
Examples of the above:
- Seatbelt laws.
- Bicycle and motorcycle helmet laws.
- Sunday blue laws.
- Drinking age laws. (old enough to die in combat, too young to drink)
- Some drug prohibition laws especially marijuana. (like alchohol prohibition did, creates a huge group of lawbreakers)
- No alchohol in parks (my wife and I were busted in a Seattle waterfront park for having a wine, baquette and brie cheese lunch.
The list goes on and on. There seems to be no lack of human activity that someone (government entity or group) doesn't want to regulate.
And then there is the unfairness factor in how laws are enforced. Small time $10 robbers and drug users get 5 years hard time and celebrities and CEOs steal hundreds of thousands from our pension funds and get 6 months in a country club.