So in the first incident, Socrates argues that the will of the people can be disobeyed when unjust, however in the second incident, he argues that the law should not be broken at any cost. Plato uses these scenarios to argue that Socrates is inconsistent in this matter. ... (Plato p8)." ... Socrates sees escape as an unjust act. ... To escape would be committing an unjust act against the figure of the law, going against everything that Socrates stands for. ...

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