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>Flaunting the law and making a large set of people make light of the rule of law is a bad thing, and nobody should celebrate the savings from this.

This assumes the law is in some way just in the first place. Many here would for instance argue that marihuana-prohibition laws are unjust, and that ignoring and bringing ridicule to such laws is a good thing. The same applies to laws prohibiting gay marriage, and many others.

Acting morally is a good thing, but what's legal isn't necessarily what's moral.




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