I Support Law Enforcement

I obey the spirit of the law... what the law was intended to do when it was created.

But when both local government and law enforcement don't execute the law as intended and are themselves in violation of those laws they are supposed to uphold, then how can they hold you to the letter of the law when they are in violation of it themselves?

In my country and especially in the city where I live this is the case when it comes to traffic laws. They have a double standard here and that's not how it's intended.

As for other laws. Politicians are corrupt and they make corrupt laws. The democratic system doesn't work because politicians are not doing what they said they would before they were elected. So when they create corrupt laws that the majority of the people are agains, then why should these laws be obeyed? When laws only serve the people in power and large companies so they can legally continue harmful behavior at the expense of the people, should you obey and be a "good" law abiding citizen?

In a democracy the task of politicians is to serve the people. It is not their task to rule over the people. Therefore when government and law enforcement misuse their power and are slowly turning democracy into a dictatorship, should you obey or revolt agains the government that oppresses you?

Well Cierzo I agree in that society exists because of the laws we abide by, created by consensus through democratically elected politicians enacting legislation that supposedly represents us

If everyone puts themselves above the law like in crime and punishment then a dystopia is created and 'society' ceases to exist

I do think though that democracy can be hijacked by powerful commercial (or other) interests

I also believe people have individual agency and there is a point where society has no right to have a say. An example would be laws against homosexuality, with a more current example being laws against assisted suicide

Personal drug use is another where I question if the law should be involved.

For example, marijuana use has made criminals of the majority of the population including the current President of the USA

If I live in a society of religious fundamentalists should I be held to their moral code in my personal decisions?

If it is law that I should report a runway slave should I do it but try to change the law -or should I protect the slave and try to change the law?

Does a higher moral code sometimes take precedence? If everyone followed the letter of the law we might end up in a very inhumane robotic society. For example a breast cancer patient recently fined for slightly modifying her seat belt.

Then there is fungirl's example - I've heard a law is still in place in Britain that a police man must give a pregnant lady his hat if she wishes to pee
Ha ha ha !

I agree with you to a certain degree but in some US states there are stupid laws that shouldn't be on the books. For example, SC has a law in some counties saying that every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks. Yes, there are men at church with guns because they are law enforcement, but I'm quiet certain that an Indian attack is the least of our worries. I do support law enforcement and I do not purposely set out to break laws. They were created for a reason.

Fungirlmmm: What I don't understand is why nobody has tried to change this law. I don't think there are many people who believe an Indian attack may happen 😂

Faerylight: Interesting, can you elaborate? What do you agree and disagree with?

I both agree and disagree