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Old 07-20-06 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mcatano
While I agree with the sentiment behind what you wrote, I do think it's a bit off for someone to complain about the selective enforcement of laws while advocating for the selective disobeyence of laws.
Just because I feel like the authorities are required to do their best to work towards laws that make sense and are intended to protect people, always try and act withing the law, and respect our constitution doesn't mean that I shouldn't exercise civil disobedience when I feel the laws are created poorly and enforcement is in violation of our basic rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which happens to be directly tied to how safe I am. In fact, since the laws are unjust, and my following them is worse off for my personal safety, I am bound to do what I can to resist the enforcement of these laws as non-violently as I can. I intend to do what I can to resist this and work towards to betterment of the situation, but in the meantime, I will not obey these asinine rules, nor will I sit by passively while laws which hurt my personal safety and insult my basic beliefs are enforced illegaly.
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