Not exact matches
Realizing that the law he breaks applies to him, the civil disobedient violates it knowingly in an effort to correct what he believes to be a
wrong infinitely
worse than the one he
commits, and thereby to improve the system of laws.
People of every race and religion have
commited horrible acts, but as we know just because X % of group Y do
bad things, does not mean group Y is
bad or
wrong.
Christianity has done much more good than
bad in the past 2000 years so although you can point out some of the horrendous
wrongs committed by churches and governments, it doesn't eclipse the good.
For a particular behavior to be considered evil, the person
committing the act must be in a position to knowingly make a moral choice between doing something
wrong and doing something right, choosing the
bad action over the good.
«Don't get me
wrong — sometimes my players
commit bad fouls.
Maybe, if things go
badly wrong, it is the test that your relationship needed to either become more
committed to each other, or go your separate ways.
If they can help catch drivers who
commit criminal acts and exonerate cyclists who did nothing
wrong (or conversely, help catch
bad cyclists), then that's a net positive.
If everyone is
committed, you can not tell good from
bad, right from
wrong, because the debate is no longer polarised.
Sometimes there is also a question, especially where a conviction is based on a plea bargain, as to whether more or
worse wrongs were
committed than what formed the basis of the conviction and the resulting sentence.
No one is an enemy in a relationship, especially one you are
committed to healing, and I never take sides because neither party is
wrong or
bad.