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I don’t believe citizens should follow unjust laws epically when it goes against what they believe is right. There is a word for that and that word is integrity meaning being honest and having strong moral principles. Even though laws are set to protect people they don’t always do. For example, in 2005 there was a law made to where police officers don’t have to protect people they just have to enforce laws and to me that isn’t morally right. In order for that to change citizens shouldn’t totally ignore what’s going on but they could have a voice and try to change what’s going on. There have been many protests before on unjust laws and citizens wanting to change them but most protests are violent so if you think that laws are morally incorrect

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