How important is the law to you?

Question

Do you ever not do things simply because they are against the law? I don't mean because you might get caught, but because you attach some moral authority to the law. Do any of you refuse to speed, drink underage, or toke up simply because its against the law? I guess what I'm trying to ask is if you consider a law irrational, do you concern yourself with it outside of possible legal trouble?

Answer 1

I consider the law in almost everything I do...its important to maintain a civil society.

Answer 2

Without the law there's chaos. No stability no order. The end of order would be the end of the world as we know it.

Answer 3

Being illegal has never stopped me from doing anything. Morality prevents me from committing property crimes against individuals, s*x crimes, and other basically non-victimless crimes. Fear of the consequences prevents me from committing property crimes against corporations, so that bank heist will never happen.

I don't have a problem with anything else.

Answer 4

I don't agree with many laws.. but they are there, and I respect that I have to obey them.  It could be nothing more than I was brought up that laws were to be respected.  For many of us.. there simply isn't ever a question of breaking the law.  

Whole lot less confusion, among other reasons.  

Answer 5

I will not doing anything I consider immoral.  I've done illegal things in my life ... most man made laws are made by men with an agenda .

Answer 6

"Being illegal has never stopped me from doing anything. Morality prevents me from committing property crimes against individuals, s*x crimes, and other basically non-victimless crimes. Fear of the consequences prevents me from committing property crimes against corporations, so that bank heist will never happen."

That is spot on, i have morals, i do not need a law to tell me that rape is bad, i don't need a law to tell me that if something is not mine, i dont need it. I do often times think of that bank heist and the "perfect" way to do it though....