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Off the top of my head, here are some ways that laws have been broken:
* By refusing to sit at the back of the bus.
* By refusing to pay taxes on tea.
* By housing Jewish refugees.
* By helping runaway slaves.
* By marrying someone of a different ethnicity than your own.
* By declaring a country's independence.
* By telling people what their government was doing.
* By writing software that could be covered by patents.
Not all of these had or could have had a resolution in courts. Breaking laws is sometimes the only way to make any progress.
In conclusion, laws should be broken when they are unjust. For the good of us all.
Off the top of my head, here are some ways that laws have been broken:
* By refusing to sit at the back of the bus.
* By refusing to pay taxes on tea.
* By housing Jewish refugees.
* By helping runaway slaves.
* By marrying someone of a different ethnicity than your own.
* By declaring a country's independence.
* By telling people what their government was doing.
* By writing software that could be covered by patents.
Not all of these had or could have had a resolution in courts. Breaking laws is sometimes the only way to make any progress.
In conclusion, laws should be broken when they are unjust. For the good of us all.