Pros And Cons Of Breaking Laws Essay

In todays society the debate that constantly comes up is the difference between right and wrong. What may be right to some may be wrong to others. A problem that society currently faces, is that the average person is breaking laws, that were never thought to be broken until now. There are laws for a reason, but when people begin to break minor laws with no consequences, the purpose of a law (which is to protect the average citizen) diminishes, leaving no restrictions; therefore, people who have never thought to break a law, not even the speed limit, begin to test the boundaries, resulting in more and more people breaking minor laws; for people don’t see why they matter. There is a fine line between what is said to be right by law and what is right to someone personally. One may think that a measly law regarding the speed limit means nothing, while others believe that the speed limit should be taken with great responsibility. If everyone followed the law regarding keeping the speed limit, the roads would be safer; however, there is not only a problem with speeding, there is also a problem with people going under the speed limit. More and more people are breaking this law, but if this idea that it is acceptable to not go the speed limit becomes status quo, more people will …show more content…
One reason is because this law, among may others, are not being enforced. People can break minor laws with no consequences, so they begin to think it is acceptable to do so. Another reason is because people are becoming more and more carless. They are beginning to think that laws to protect others don’t matter, if it doesn’t effect them. The combination of these two things result in more people breaking minor laws; which in some people’s eyes is wrong, because breaking minor laws only leads to more chaos in the future— for if people can break minor laws with no consequences, surely breaking major laws, such as grand theft, is