24Hour Amnesty Would You Break The Law?

hollydolly

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Supposing there was no law for 24 hours, no arrests and no convictions for any law which was broken during a period of 24 hours.

Would you do something which is against the law knowing you won't face any type of punishment for it...large or small...and if so what would you do?

Would you get your own back on someone..would you rob a bank?...or would you simply do some minor infraction like go fishing in a no fishing zone?

Be honest would you take the opportunity to do something that is usually illegal ?
 

No. Law is what we carry within us, not something that we are afraid of.

"Rather, this is the covenant that I'll make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD. "I'll put my Law within them and will write it on their hearts. I'll be their God and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 31:33
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If any law is against the conscience, then defy it without amnesty. Amnesty shouldn't make any difference.
 

LOL VJ...who needs a 24 hour amnesty for that one...?? I know it's naughty and I never speed through urban areas but on the motorway..errrm..hands up to that..!!
 
Well lots people DW...don't break the law because they fear the punishment more than their wish to obey the wishes of the lawmakers...however this is just a lighthearted thread..so no-one is encouraging anyone to go out and break a law.. :)
 
Speeding? I plead guilty. I take it easy through the small towns and such, but on the interstates, I try for Mach 1.
 
Sometimes silly questions demand serious answers.

However, it is an interesting idea to explore what society would be if laws did not exist.
People do sometimes find themselves in such situations. I'm reminded of the wreck of the Batavia off the coast of Western Australia.
It didn't end well.

http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc...D=298141&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25729008

By the way, this thread is in the Current News and Hot topics so any and all responses must be anticipated.
 
if there was amnesty it wouldn't be braking the law, but I know a few I would like to murder....just kidding, I would go with not leaving the house, "danger Will Robinson danger"
 
Dame Warrigal said:
Sometimes silly questions demand serious answers.

However, it is an interesting idea to explore what society would be if laws did not exist.
People do sometimes find themselves in such situations. I'm reminded of the wreck of the Batavia off the coast of Western Australia.
It didn't end well.

http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc...D=298141&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25729008

By the way, this thread is in the Current News and Hot topics so any and all responses must be anticipated.
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Absolutely but just to be pedantic for a moment this section is also for ''discussion''.. but as you say all replies are welcome :)
 
Supposition is good for a laugh. Do you think it would be possible to re-establish law and order? "Ok everybody times up back to work , breaks over". Between the high body count, and personal property damage, it would take a long time to get back to "normal".
 
Nope, wouldn't do a thing to break the law! I have no problems with laws, so wouldn't even get it a thought about breaking any.

Yes, gotta LOVE "law abiding citizens"!!
 
Doctor to patient: "I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but you have contracted rabies. It's 100% fatal and you have about 24 hours to live."

Patient: "I understand. Thanks for doing what you could. May I have a pen and a piece of paper?"

Doctor: "Certainly, but there's a good lawyer in the office next door if you want to write a will."

Patient: "Oh, I already have a will. I just want to make a list of people I want to bite."
 
Gave this some thought, and couldn't come up with anything that I would do Holly , however, this is me at this moment in time, when I was younger, well, I don't know what the answer would have been!;)
 
I saw The Purge, good movie, I'd stay home locked and loaded to defend myself if needed. Wouldn't really get any thrills myself breaking the laws, I don't want to kill people or destroy their property.

 
rt3 said:
Supposition is good for a laugh. Do you think it would be possible to re-establish law and order? "Ok everybody times up back to work , breaks over". Between the high body count, and personal property damage, it would take a long time to get back to "normal".
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I used to pose a question to my advanced students: "what would you do if law and order were to suddenly disappear?"

I posed the question more from a survivalist viewpoint rather than an opportunistic one, and the majority of them replied in kind. Only a few said they would raid jewelery stores, banks, etc. None wanted to kill anyone (thankfully, otherwise I wouldn't want them in my class).

But we all agreed with the cyclic nature of humanity. Once the laws (and the fear of punishment) disappeared there would be chaos for while, granted, but eventually the will of the majority would once again take hold and new "laws" would be drafted and enforced.
 

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