Civil Rights Violation Of Freedom

A government plays a major key role in how a society is maintained over periods of time. In most countries, including the United States, there will be certain civilians who will not agree to specific laws and policies. As a result, protests can form and may even lead to revolutions. Instability and corruption lies within many governments in previous historical records and is still creating turmoil among countries today. Although it is the responsibility of a citizen to abide to the laws and policies of their society, it is appropriate to go against the government when there is a violation of a citizen’s morality, freedom, and safety. Every person has a conscience that creates individuality. In some cases, the government crosses the line …show more content…
Restricting freedom has only strained people’s lives; henceforth, motivational figures, such as Rosa Parks, have contributed towards the ethical effort to protect the rights of every citizen. Before Parks became an African American civil rights activist, the laws in Montgomery, Alabama were still complex and segregated, requiring blacks “to pay their fare to the driver, then get off and reboard through the back door ” (Dove). Nonetheless, Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger and this action urged the Montgomery boycott to arise. Violating an individual’s entitlement would eventually lead to discrimination. While certain groups achieve an increase of status and superiority, others receive unjust treatment and are left in the dust; hence, the infringement of rights can serve as an automatic red flag to signal citizens to stand up and make a change to protect civil rights, much like what Parks did. In instances where the government authorizes laws to restrict human rights to the point of bringing humiliation, inconvenience, and calamity to the people, the society is bound to revert back to inequitable slavery. When forced to do something for an unreasonable cause, innocent civilians will be put into positions where they do not have a say. As long as a government continues to tarnish freedom, …show more content…
Well-disposed bystanders often get caught in many catastrophes involving the state, especially during times of war. Governments tend to compete with other nations and would do anything to obtain power. Around 1973, the government in Montague, Massachusetts even used bribery on the citizens to dispatch a nuclear power plant by “offering a ninety-nine percent cut in property taxes” (Terkel). The citizens were blinded by the major tax cut to allow a weapon that can cause absolute destruction to be built on civilian ground. When a government disregards the safety and well-being of its people, there will be unnecessary casualties that can result in a society’s downfall. Not only would the citizens’ safety be tarnished, but the economy would be unstable; thus, nothing good comes out of putting people in harm’s way. If the government has to steep as low as bribing it’s people and violating their safety for the “good” of society, priceless time, money, and effort is wasted. The use of destruction, such as the Montague Nuclear Power Plant, commonly results in centuries of economic turmoil, along with permanently damaging the environment and the life living within. Many humans believe that is not worth obtaining temporary desires when catastrophes is given in return; thus, movements and protest go against the government to restore society back into place