Exceptions to Laws

I hate when people bring up so scenario's like if your sister was dying and you did not have enough money to buy the magical exilir, would it be okay for you to steal it? No. No, it would not be okay. You cannot just steal something because someone needs it. People get sick and people die every single day. You might not want your sister to die...but she's sick. It's going to happen, and instead of risking stealing something, you should be spending more time with the sister you are so concerned about.

I do not think that there are very many exceptions to breaking the law. For the most part, laws are set in place to keep society in place and structured, and to keep people safe. But like most everything else in the world, there are a few exceptions to this. Although there are these exceptions, the consequences of these can still be pretty harsh.

Gandhi is an example of this. To gain freedom and rights for his country, he exhibited civil disobedience. He did not do anything extreme, like murder or violent activities. Instead, he was nonviolent while he tried to make a point. Hunger strikes and long marches are examples of this. Technically, Gandhi and his followers were breaking the law. But they were not hurting anyone, and they were not being radical or extreme. They still suffered the consequences of breaking the law- spending nights in jail and being hurt.

There would be several other exceptions, like Nazi-Germany or hostile Africa. The rules/laws were ridiculous, and there were people who tried to defy them. Many of them were punished and even killed, but this is an example of when breaking the law might be considered okay.