When Luther went out and led a precession against the laws of segregation, he knew that what he was doing was illegal, and he was ready to receive any actions that might come upon him. .
In today's day and age I believe that there are many laws that are unjust. Just to name one, I believe that the right given to women to murder their child, otherwise known as abortion, is an unjust law. I believe that an act of civil disobedience against this law would probably be a very good idea. If I was to gather a number of people and march down Michigan Avenue in Chicago and protest abortion this would probably cause a great deal of commotion and definitely make several news channels. Although some people could get arrested and thrown in jail, the cause and benefits of such a protest would far outweigh the consequences and repercussions. This is very similar to what Martin Luther King did when he got arrested. Luther, along with many other protesters paraded through the city of Birmingham and protested the laws of segregation which plagued a nationality of people. Although Henry David Thoreau did not go out and publicly protest his beliefs, he also was arrested for a cause that he thought needed to be brought to attention. In Thoreau's essay entitled "Civil Disobedience", he explains his reason for not paying taxes to a government that was involved in an unjust war with Mexico. Waldman would disagree with both Thoreau and Luther in their opinion to openly violate the law. In Waldman's essay he says, "Apparently Dr. King thinks that in violating laws "openly," he and his followers are more virtuous than those who violate laws secretly. As a matter of fact, the reverse is true. The open violation of law is an open invitation to other to join in such violation."(Theory and Practice, 109). Although Waldman does make viable points, I am not sure he fully understands the reason for the things King is doing.
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People like Mahatma Gandhi, the Boston Massacre and the Civil Rights Movement civil disobedience to be heard and to change the course of history. These three examples of civil disobedience have their own reasons why the topics practiced civil disobedience, but the view on it is in similar manner. ... First and foremost, in Gandhi's opinion of civil disobedience was that civil disobedience is the purest form of constitutional agitation. ... Another historical chapter of civil disobedience would be the Boston Massacre. ... Lastly, the final example of civil disobedience is the Civil Rights ...
"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. ... Another condition for civil disobedience to be legitimized, according to Rawls, is that disobedience coordinate with different minorities. ... The damages typically related to civil disobedience are as per the following. First, civil disobedience can be a divisive power in the public eye. ... Numerous scholars view non-violence as important to the legitimately of civil disobedience. ...
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The use of civil disobedience is not a new phenomenon, nor is it uncommon. ... These instances show the persuasive power behind nonviolent civil disobedience. ... Gandhi did not think up civil disobedience by himself, he read many books on the subject including Henry David Thoreau's Walden and Civil Disobedience. ... The anti-apartheid movement in the 80s was built upon the powerful and empowering use of civil disobedience by the civil rights movement in the 60s. ... Nonviolent civil disobedience is the closest thing you can do to a coup. ...
Civil Disobedience When we think of civil disobedience in modern times we conjure up images of Martin Luther King Jr. fighting for African American civil rights against White America, or Ghandi peacefully defeating the British in India. ... Civil Disobedience has as long a history as governments themselves. ... On the other hand social protest in the form of civil disobedience has been proven to be one of the most formidable ways to deal with government injustices. ... If Bush manages to steal another election I would hope that the civil disobedience movement would mobilize to fight the ...
Some claim that civil disobedience is provider of democracy and every citizen should show their disobedience against government and its laws. ... However civil disobedience destroys them. ... Civil disobedience is not above the law, but against the law. ... There are so many of ideas about civil disobedience and most people think that civil disobedience destroys the democracy. ... In some situation civil disobedience can be legally true nonviolent movement. ...
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When going through civil disobedience, you disobey the law of where you live. Examples of civil disobedience can be not paying taxes, boycotting, and picketing. ... However, when civil disobedience is triggered by violence inflicted on the protesters, civil disobedience does not work; protesters can then use uncivil disobedience. ... Whether it be civil disobedience providing a positive image, delegitimizing the people in power, or providing a positive image, civil disobedience would be more effective to let people fight for what is right. ... Civil disobedience can be a way to delegitimize ...