Why Unjust Law Is Wrong

It is acceptable and even necessary to to protest unjust and unfair laws, because it is morally wrong. People who were being punished inhumanely because it was the law, “My teammates and I saw a man strung up by his neck - and set on fire.(James)” Lynching was a legal crime against black as a form of punishment. This is not a law a country is suppose to allow, allow such a violent law against a certain race in a way to show superiority. No one has to right or liberty to take someone’s life for the mere enjoyment of the ability. No one knows this man’s story, “Were his children waiting up for him?(James)” There is an answer to this question, the fact is that no one knows because that man did not have a chance at fighting for his innocence and …show more content…
They did not just disregard one life but many unknown lives that will forever wonder what happened and pray for his safe return. No one should be legally oppressed by an unjust and unfair law. I would disobey any law that would threaten my family and I, because Whether I take action or not my family and mine life would be in danger. The law states that assaulting a police officer is a crime worthy of jail. In a case where an officer is threatening to shoot my family member I will not simply watch as the officer pulls the trigger to purposely end my family member's life, I would take action with intent to harm the violent officer as if am fighting for my life. There is no guarantee that I will be successful but as long as I tried to prevent a tragedy from happening in my life, it will speak volumes of love and …show more content…
A simple law that states where I have to eat classifies what I am. I say what not who because a human being would be able to choose where they want to go. A subhuman would have to be thought for. Therefore places me as a subhuman, which I refuse to be considered as such. I am a human being and shall be treated as such, I have the right to think for myself and be myself. I am already being punished by the unfair laws. That law punishes me for being me. Laws such as women not being able to vote or gain an education punishes me for being a female. This makes me feel as if am inferior to men, I will not sit quietly and be obedient to a law that berates me. Men and women have to be treated equal otherwise it would create a mental and emotional division between the sexes. These are the reasons why am willing to be punished, jailed, or executed to protest unfair and unjust