issue17

phoenixlwUID: 2382912

题目：ISSUE 17 - "There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."
字数：561          用时：0:45:00          日期：2007-9-1

I tend to fundamentally agree with the assertion that the laws can be divided into two types and people should obey just law while disobey unjust law. However, the fairness of law depends on myriads of factors, such as religionary faith, individual value system, and counteractive interest. Moreover, even though the law is so-called unfair, yet people should not obey it imprudently, since the responsibility of the modification of the laws is belong to the national legislation, which might have a wider view and a deeper insight than the civilians. Therefore, my point of view is that people should not obey the law, even if the law might seem unjust for them.

Foremost, as a matter of fact, the justice and fairness of laws are attributed to religionary faith and individual value system. Therefore, it is necessary for people to realize a fact that laws cannot be judged fair or unfair easily and simply, especially by the common people whose perspectives or thoughts are confined to a relative narrow space. Take death penalty for example. The death penalty deprives of the rights of the criminal's freedom and even life, but based on these, can we set them free? Absolutely not, or they will bring harm or even more innocent deaths to the society. So even the law is unjust for the criminals, however they deserve it. Thus, the fairness of the law is relative.

Additionally, counteractive interest of individuals or groups of people can also result in different judgment on fairness about laws. In daily life, some people usually complain that a certain law cannot protect their benefit from erosion at all; oppositely, they assert that the law is set to shelter some other groups of people. However, this dichotomy of law is resulted from the contradictive interests from different groups. Considering the law which restricts the discharge of the toxic waste and poisonous gas for a factory, it is true that the law might be negative to this factory because it means the factory has to spend more money to purify the water or gas before releasing, yet it is positive for a better environment in which human live and develop. Thus, justice of laws should not be judged by a small group of people or an organization since laws are serve to protect the benefit of majority.  

However, admittedly sometimes there exist some relatively unreasonable laws indeed to deal with some special situations. As the Planned Family, which was advanced by China government at the 1980s to limit the number of the born of new infants, is concerned, to some extent, it seems contradictive with the individual freedom and some ethical principles. Nevertheless, it was set because in that period China suffered from a density of population with a immature economic system and low material basement and therefore it is consistent with a better development of China in that hard period. However, there are still many people had several children under the policy, which made them suffer from hunger and poverty eventually. Thus, to obey this policy is wise and necessary in that special period. Moreover, in present China, this policy is disappearing gradually due to the rapid development of china. Consequently, both of these two facts indicate that even though some laws or policies are flawed, still people should obey them for the their own interest and the nation's benefit.

In sum, since the fairness of laws depends on a series of factors, people should not obey the laws easily and imprudently under the mistaken and simple idea that the laws are unjust. Instead, as a civilian of a country, one should understand their laws, respect their laws, and obey their laws for interest of one's own, and furthermore for the general benefit of their country.

qiuzirumengUID: 199691

题目：ISSUE 17 - "There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."
字数：561          用时：0:45:00          日期：2007-9-1

I tend to fundamentally agree with the assertion that the laws can be divided into two types [and people should obey just law while disobey unjust law这个好像属于有保留的反对，应该跟前面的区别开吧，可以在后面的句子前作为一个小让步]. However, the fairness of law depends on myriads of factors, such as religionary faith, individual value system, and counteractive interest. Moreover, even though the law is so-called unfair, yet people should not obey it imprudently, since the responsibility of the modification of the laws is[去掉] belong to the national legislation, which might have a wider view and a deeper insight than the civilians. Therefore, my point of view is that people should not[多写了吧] obey the law, even if the law might seem unjust for them.

Foremost, as a matter of fact, the justice and fairness of laws are attributed to religionary faith and individual value system. Therefore, it is necessary for people to realize a fact that laws cannot be judged fair or unfair easily and simply, especially by the common people whose perspectives or thoughts are confined to a relative narrow space. Take death penalty for example. The death penalty deprives of the rights of the criminal's freedom and even life, but based on these, can we set them free? [这个例子是否恰当呢，如果说death penalty不合理的话，不执行就可以了，但是不必set free]Absolutely not, or they will bring harm or even more innocent deaths to the society. So even the law is unjust for the criminals, however they deserve it. Thus, the fairness of the law is relative.

Additionally, counteractive interest of individuals or groups of people can also result in different judgment on fairness about laws. In daily life, some people usually complain that a certain law cannot protect their benefit from erosion at all; oppositely, they assert that the law is set to shelter some other groups of people. However, this dichotomy of law is resulted from the contradictive interests from different groups. Considering the law which restricts the discharge of the toxic waste and poisonous gas for a factory, it is true that the law might be negative to this factory because it means the factory has to spend more money to purify the water or gas before releasing, yet it is positive for a better environment in which human live and develop. Thus, justice of laws should not be judged by a small group of people or an organization since laws are serve to protect the benefit of majority.  

[However, admittedly 重复，两个都是转折]sometimes there exist some relatively unreasonable laws indeed to deal with some special situations. As the Planned Family, which was advanced by China government at the 1980s to limit the number of the born of new infants, is concerned, to some extent, it seems contradictive with the individual freedom and some ethical principles. Nevertheless, it was set because in that period China suffered from a density of population with a immature economic system and low material basement and therefore it is consistent with a better development of China in that hard period. However, there are still many people had several children under the policy, which made them suffer from hunger and poverty eventually. Thus, to obey this policy is wise and necessary in that special period. Moreover, in present China, this policy is disappearing gradually due to the rapid development of china. Consequently, both of these two facts indicate that even though some laws or policies are flawed, still people should obey them for the their own interest and the nation's benefit. [这一段观点比较赞]

In sum, since the fairness of laws depends on a series of factors, people should not obey the laws easily and imprudently under the mistaken and simple idea that the laws are unjust. Instead, as a civilian of a country, one should understand their laws, respect their laws, and obey their laws for interest of one's own, and furthermore for the general benefit of their country.