The formula for deliberate disobedience The question of our moral obligation to obey the law isn't as simple as a yes or no answer. Each end of the argument requires a great deal of consideration and justification. It’s like learning chemistry. There are constants in which we guide the majority of our formulas by which in result end with the correct answer 90.3% of the time. However, when one specific factor meets another there is a drastic change as to which steps you take to reach the correct answer. Martin luther king Jr. explores this concept through his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King Jr.]” explaining his participation of the nonviolent campaign as an act to bring social justice to the south. Which in this case would be an exceptional …show more content…
King states that there is a way to identify if extraordinary actions are required to get an expected outcome saying “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action”(Martin Luther King) . If the variables align with that formula then one must simply proceed with the new plan at hand. The tipping factor for the change in formula being the determination of whether there is injustice present in the matter or not. King explains what determines an injustice as any law that binds the freedoms of a specific group but not the general population all together. Or if the law is administered in such a way that conflicts with a pre established right of humans. In which case it is required to act against the law so long as the motives are to accomplish justice in the end. Assuming that the goal of a society is to accomplish total justice in it’s rulings it is nessicary to keep the laws of the land in a accordene with what is deemed just. However what is to be done when the laws are not just? King argues that it is not only a right but a moral responsibility to correct the injustice through acts that may violate that law. If we had an abounding