Rosa Parks Self-Defense Case Analysis

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Laws are employed to enforce order and structure in a chaotic world. But there is justification for law violations; because decisions have many factors, presumably there is no single clear and moral choice. When an unclear, gray area occurs, with substantial and plausible reasoning, then a person can be justified for breaking the law. For example, Rosa Parks broke the law; however her actions were morally justifiable. Parks broke the law when she refused to give her seat to a white man. Though her decision was an infraction of the law, it was justifiable, because it is immoral to discriminate people by the color of their skin. Also, the law itself is flawed, the fact that a African American had to give up their right to sit where they …show more content…
The Supreme Court takes cases, that have already had a ruling, and reconsiders the case, to come to their own decision. In a self-defense case, the woman kills her husband, because he has beat her multiple times, ending with bruises, and broken bones. Naturally, she fears for her life; fearing for the day he may go overboard and kill her. She has clearly broken the law and is convicted guilty in the courtroom. But she has enough evidence to prove that her action was justified, that it was her only choice, to choose between her life or her abuser. Therefore, the Supreme Court takes on her case and considers her deposition, because it has enough evidence that the Supreme Court feels it is necessary to reevaluate the case. The Supreme Court has to be thorough because they have to decide whether she’s has to complete her life sentence for a crime she committed out of fear, or if they are letting go of murderer. Even with this responsibility weighing on them, they still consider her justified, this means that the Supreme Court would not have made this decision if they had not thought that it was the right one. Even though she broke a law, and not just any law, but one that took a person’s life. She would not be sent to prison for the rest of her life. Proving the notion that her crime was in a blurred area because the decision was a violation of the law, but she did so to protect
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