Posted: August 24th, 2016

Under what circumstances might you violate the law to enforce the law?

Consider the following values: Friendship, Power, Altruism, Health, Recognition, Independence, Honesty, Religion, Beauty, Justice, Success, Wealth, Creativity, Knowledge, Wisdom, Family, Duty, Love, Loyalty, Inner Peace, Pleasure, Challenge, Safety, Risk, and Patriotism.
Select three values that you value the most, and select three values that are least important to you.
consider the least important.
Compare each of the actor s value systems with your individual and team value systems. In what way are they similar? In what way are they different?
Discuss and answer the following questions as a team:
Should all jurisdictions have a Good Samaritan law requiring an individual to help another if they are able? Explain why. What have you done that would be considered acting as a Good Samaritan? Have you ever failed to act when an individual needed help?
Should vigilantism be permitted when the criminal justice system fails? Explain why. Under what circumstances might you violate the law to enforce the law?
Historically, in your opinion, has civil disobedience been effective in changing the law? Explain why. What laws do you disagree with or would consider violating to change? Explain.