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Do you engage in civil disobediance ?
No - never. 1 (8.3%)
No - I obey all rules and regulations and never give this a second thought. 1 (8.3%)
No - but I can't say I will never engage in civil disobediance. 3 (25%)
No - I am apathetic when it comes to causes , I don't care enough. 0 (0%)
Yes - I have been occasionally been civilly disobedient (some regulations or laws are stupid). 4 (33.3%)
Yes - I am an activist and sometimes it is necessary to be civilly disobedianet. 1 (8.3%)
Other. 2 (16.7%)
Total Votes: 12
Civil disobediance
Topic Started: May 7 2007, 06:27 AM (316 Views)
somerled
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Comment if you feel the need.
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captain_proton_au
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Errrr...well, parking tickets and jaywalking would qualify, and I think everyone's been there
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Yeah. Speeding fines, parking tickets etc.
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ds9074
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A parking ticket is one thing and I know I'm not a car driver but it annoys me slightly when people brush off speeding fines as civil disobedience. By breaking the speed limit you may well have increased the risk of death or injury for other people in the area.

I would engage in civil disobedence in extreme circumstances where democratic measures had failed or been suspended for some reason.
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Fesarius
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No. But had I been a few years older than I am, I probably would have done so to some extent ca. 1968-1970.
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rowskid86
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ds9074
May 7 2007, 08:40 AM
A parking ticket is one thing and I know I'm not a car driver but it annoys me slightly when people brush off speeding fines as civil disobedience. By breaking the speed limit you may well have increased the risk of death or injury for other people in the area.

I would engage in civil disobedence in extreme circumstances where democratic measures had failed or been suspended for some reason.

Getting hit by a car going 45 or 55 makes little difference. dead is Dead.


but yes I have, between jay walking, Underage Drinking (When i was under the age), I've broke the speed limit many times, but mever was caught. and such
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STC
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somerled
May 7 2007, 12:27 PM
Comment if you feel the need.

We probably need to agree on a definition or description of civil disobedience here. I suspect people on this thread have slightly different interpretations of this :)
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ds9074
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rowskid86
May 7 2007, 03:53 PM
ds9074
May 7 2007, 08:40 AM
A parking ticket is one thing and I know I'm not a car driver but it annoys me slightly when people brush off speeding fines as civil disobedience. By breaking the speed limit you may well have increased the risk of death or injury for other people in the area.

I would engage in civil disobedence in extreme circumstances where democratic measures had failed or been suspended for some reason.

Getting hit by a car going 45 or 55 makes little difference. dead is Dead.


but yes I have, between jay walking, Underage Drinking (When i was under the age), I've broke the speed limit many times, but mever was caught. and such

Getting hit by a car at 30mph or 40mph does make a big difference.
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ds9074
May 7 2007, 02:28 PM
rowskid86
May 7 2007, 03:53 PM
ds9074
May 7 2007, 08:40 AM
A parking ticket is one thing and I know I'm not a car driver but it annoys me slightly when people brush off speeding fines as civil disobedience. By breaking the speed limit you may well have increased the risk of death or injury for other people in the area.

I would engage in civil disobedence in extreme circumstances where democratic measures had failed or been suspended for some reason.

Getting hit by a car going 45 or 55 makes little difference. dead is Dead.


but yes I have, between jay walking, Underage Drinking (When i was under the age), I've broke the speed limit many times, but mever was caught. and such

Getting hit by a car at 30mph or 40mph does make a big difference.

Yup dead is dead, but the chance of becoming dead is much smaller if the impact isn't as hard. Duh... :rolleyes:
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Fesarius
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Kate,

Except, of course, when one is part of the Lost crew. :Fes: ;)
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ds9074
May 7 2007, 12:40 PM
A parking ticket is one thing and I know I'm not a car driver but it annoys me slightly when people brush off speeding fines as civil disobedience. By breaking the speed limit you may well have increased the risk of death or injury for other people in the area.

I would engage in civil disobedence in extreme circumstances where democratic measures had failed or been suspended for some reason.

Speeding is wrong yes, but everybody does it. Anyone who says they don't or have never done are lying.
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Admiralbill_gomec
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I don't consider speeding to be civil disobedience. Refusing to pay your taxes is civil disobedience. One is a misdemeanor if caught. The other is a felony.
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Fesarius
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I also distinguish between 'speeding' and 'driving in excess of the speed limit.' I have no doubt done the latter on many occasions, but I have never done the former, at least as far as my own definition of speeding is concerned.
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ANOVA
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If one is to practice civil disobedience one must be willing to pay for the act. The American Revolutionaries knew this e.g. Patrick Henry. Those who practice it today get off with less then a wrist slap, even when property damage is involved. The right to peacibley assemble is not the right to damage property and loot storefronts as has been the practice during G8 summits and overseas visits by Bush.
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Dandandat
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First you would have to define civil disobedience. But if I agreed with your definition I would most likely say.

No - but I can't say I will never engage in civil disobedience.
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