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There are multiple valid pushbacks against an immoral law: 1. Try to educate and reform the lawmakers. 2. Create a situation to bring out the absurd. 2 is oft
by hcnews 6y ago
There are multiple valid pushbacks against an immoral law:
1. Try to educate and reform the lawmakers.
2. Create a situation to bring out the absurd.
2 is often easier than 1 for the common man and has been used in many past revolutions.
- rocqua 6y agoAgreed, but there are no legal defenses against having done 2. Civil disobedience requires breaking the law. With that comes the possibility of being legally prosecuted. Civil disobedience requires accepting that. And in fact, a large part of the effectiveness of civil disobedience comes from the fact that people accept the risk of arrest.
- StartupTree 6y agoJust in case any readers are taking the above comment seriously, there is no modern legal system anywhere that allows exceptions based on the above. It is absurd nonsense.
- Shared404 6y agoI mean, the above said valid, not legal. I've seen the word valid used more often to mean ethical than legal, so I think it's still accurate.
- hcnews 6y agoI would encourage you to study peaceful revolutions (e.g. Mahatma Gandhi). Protestors protested against unjust laws by filling up the prisons. One can't be afraid to lose money or time when taking a moral stance. You are ofcourse doing this at great personal expense because you believe you are correct, not for external praise or glory.
- indrax 6y agoBack up a moment, this is suggesting emailing a zip bomb[to yourself or an account you know will not open it.] I believe showing intent is a separate issue.
- thechao 6y ago3. Jury nullification.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoI probably agree that jury nullification is a "valid" pushback, based on my ethics and based on my limited understanding of the U.S. Constitution. But do we know of any situations where it's actually worked? My impression is that judges for some reason fight hard against its use by defendants.
- rocqua 6y agoI think, back in the day, it was used to get away with lynchings. Not the best example, because laws against lynchings were actually also morally correct. I don't know of any recent examples.