Essay On Peaceful Resistance

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it shows many civilians that violence is not always the answer. There have been many cases where people have surrendered peacefully to police officers and are still murdered because how they are dressed, there race, or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Whether the crime is violent or non-violent, no one should ever fear any authority of the law. "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it's right," (Korpe-Parks para 1). Everyone has heard the stories of Rosa Parks refusing to get up from her seat to go to the back of the bus. As a woman, a working woman, she was physically tired. Not only physically tired, but she obviously had to of been mentally and emotionally …show more content…
Every crime is not an actual crime if no one is getting hurt, traumatized, or in danger. Some crimes are made for the benefit of the government. It is against the law to text and drive or be on the phone and driving, but you see officers not setting an example. Leibman says, "We must be even more careful in the sympathetic case be­cause, in effect, that sets the standard of conduct which then becomes acceptable for cases not as appealing or for groups not as responsible." What about the cases where the civilian is actually innocent? To families of that wrongfully committed civilian will want justice. If justice will not be served, then violence will rise. Whether it is a riot or retaliation. The government cannot preach about civil obedience and disobedience if they do not set the standard. When i hear the words "civil disobedience I really think about people resisting arrest. That has been the majority of the disobedience today. Gangs, murderers, and thieves all have their share in the field but resistance to police officers are rising. Like Rosa, many people are resisting to give up their