- According to MLK, how can we tell the difference between just and unjust laws? Understanding this questions is the most important part of this module, and I will ask it again during our second exam.
- In your view, is this an important distinction (between just and unjust laws), do you think it makes a difference in the way someone (as an individual, or our society as a whole) lives their lives? Can it affect our politics?
- Based on our discussion of Question 1, give an example each, of an unjust and just law, in the US today. Explain what makes it unjust or just (using MLK’s definition of those two types of laws).
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1. According to MLK, a just law uplifts human dignity and treats everyone equally. An unjust law is a law that degrades human personality, targets individuals unfairly or enforces inequality. He says, “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.”
2. I think it’s an important distinction because it encourages people to think critically about the fairness and morality of laws, not just their legality. I’m not sure if it would affect our politics because with everything that has happened so far, people tend to turn a blind eye or ignore the unfairness due to ego or believing that the unfairness/unjust wouldn’t affect their personal lives, even in our government.
3. The stop-and-frisk law is unjust because it targets minorities and has been linked to racial profiling, it degrades their humanity. An example of just law is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), because it helps people with disabilities on the moral ground of inclusion, it uplifts their humanity.