Should we Always Obey Rules and Laws (Essay Sample)

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Should we always obey rules and laws
Socrates was Greek, and he lived during a period of wars in his country. He was a social and moral critic. He questioned the status quo that revolved around his people at that time. The concept that "might made right”. He attempted to improve the sense of justice of the Athenians. All his attempts to critic the ruling and the laws of the country led him to be his execution. They accused him of two wrongs that were polluting young minds and not believing in the god’s of the state. His friend tried to bribe the prison guards for him to escape just before his death sentence, but he refused to escape from jail. He declined to do so because it would be an indicator of fear of death while on the contrary he believed his time to die had come. He also did not escape because he had signed a contract to abide by the state laws and so he could not escape as it would be wrong. He argued that the state’s punishment was just.
Above is an instance of a person who abides by the law no matter how unjust and nonsensical it appears. Many people find it hard to accept punishments whether we are on the right and even sometimes when on the wrong. It is a human being instinct to defend ourselves always from rules that we think are not fair. The government or our distinct societies have specified rules that govern the way people conduct themselves. Rules are good, and it makes a society or community behave in a proper manner without affecting other people’s day-to-day activities. We have rules in schools, work, hospitals, church, government offices, cities, counties, states and a country as a whole. It is not every law stated that pleases everyone. Some favor others especially those in authority while undermining the poor at the same time. When the citizens of a nation are not comfortable with certain rulings or laws, they get disruptive and can affect a lot of day-to-day activities. The protests are sometimes fair while other times they are not. We have heard of many protests over time. Workers riot due to less pay. Black people have also rioted due to the discrimination against them by the whites. Other forms of protest are ruining public places for the government to respond to your protests. Is all these right?
Is it morally upright to break the law when you think a law is too harsh on us? The answer to the above question highly depends on many different factors. Personally I tend to think its right to break the rules for the authority to hear you. I love speaking for the voiceless and yes it is right to protest to be heard. The truth is most rules usually favor the rich and the renown people, and they belittle the poor. I am not saying that all rules and laws are wrong. I appreciate their functions in the society, but some of them appear as nonsensical to me. According to me the blacks were right and just to protest. They should not be discriminated against as we are equal and should be in the eyes of the law. There is no single person better than the other, and no one should whosoever treat the other person like they are less important. Protesting results in the authority hearing your cries and acting on them. Sometimes just being law abiding will not get anywhere, and you will keep being mistreated which is not fair to anyone. Don’t we all deserve to live happily and satisfied?
I prefer to follow constructivism than follow foundationalism. Everyone has their individual reasons for doing the things they do. Socrates was right according to them, and so are the people who run away or protest against some laws. I believe he was just and right to agree to his punishment and abide by the rules no matter what. He had his reasons and before anyone judges the next person to protest, be keen to find out the root reason for their behavior. In a parallel world, I would escape prison and not follow Socrates way. I love laws, and I abide by them but when it comes to inhumane rules, I have no option but to act my way. The authority is a respected bo...