Surely if it's a rule there's a reason behind it, no? I imagine I'd care about avoiding whatever negative impact the rule was mitigating. But when rules become

Surely if it's a rule there's a reason behind it, no? I imagine I'd care about avoiding whatever negative impact the rule was mitigating. But when rules become an end rather than a means to an end, there's no clearer separation between what's legal and what's ethical. Just rules are necessary for an organized society, but rules aren't automatically just merely because they exist.