Laws vs Justice

This cluster centers on debates about whether laws are inherently just or good, arguing that legality does not equate to morality and that bad or unjust laws should not be blindly followed or enforced.

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Sample Comments

thaumasiotes Nov 6, 2015 View on HN

The law isn't good for its own sake.

prabhu-yu Jul 2, 2024 View on HN

Some people want laws for everything.

c0nducktr Aug 22, 2018 View on HN

Something being the law doesn't make it justifiable.

Tichy Jan 14, 2012 View on HN

People might not agree with every law in their country.

atemerev Apr 21, 2017 View on HN

The law is not always universally good.

taneq Dec 7, 2025 View on HN

The enforcement isn’t the insanity, the law is.

A law being a law doesn't mean it's right.

BobbyJo Aug 12, 2022 View on HN

Laws need people willing to uphold them. It's a good thing when laws are unreasonable, and a bad thing when people are unreasonable.

jokethrowaway Mar 4, 2024 View on HN

Just because something is a law doesn't make it just.

conception Mar 18, 2025 View on HN

“Why have laws? Only good guys follow laws!”