Peaceful Resistance Research Paper

The United States of America, also known as “the land of the free and the home of the brave” has emphasized that the land is for freedom and equality. Many citizens through history have emphasized that laws or rules are unnecessary or should not be in place due to less freedom. Peaceful resistance is the best and most constructive way to express your view by opposing a law one considers unjust and peacefully disobeying it while accepting the consequences. The Bill of Rights protects citizens and allows them to peacefully resist. Peaceful resistance to laws and non-laws positively impacts a free society because it allows people to use their rights to express how they feel towards certain issues and create change. Throughout history civil disobedience has been used to express a group’s views and or problems with society. The most famous and historic use of Peaceful resistance would be Martin Luther King. He believed that blacks …show more content…
When the British had complete control over the colonies and highly taxed them, the British never cooperated with the colonists even though they peacefully protested and only wanted adjustment. The Colonies fought long and hard to secure the right for Freedom as it was taken by the King. This anger then led to more severe protests and eventually led to the Boston Tea Party where the Sons of Liberty dumped tea overboard. Violence seems to only occur when Civil disobedience does not work or does not produce a better lifestyle for a group/society. However, the word violence can be projected in not only physical actions, but also speech. The case of Choplinksy Vs. New Hampshire concluded that any offensive words during a protest can be seen as violent and “tends to incite an immediate breach of peace”, No violence is needed if one side does not start any issues. Being civil in an argument has a longer process, but presents a more appropriate