Lord of the Flies - Blog Entry #6

Rules
 
 For society to stay as civilized and in order, we have been given a set of laws to make sure we do not stray from this. These laws help prevent bad things from further occurring. Ex: in a city there have been multiple murders don by the same person. Because it is against the law, when this person is found they will be thrown in jail for the remainder of their lives. And now that they are in jail, they can no longer kill another person. Having this law helps prevent further murders to occur.  
     We as a society need to not only maintain but also enforce the rules and or laws that exist. After all, they're there for a reason. This is why we have police officers along with many other important people, to enforce the rules. Without the enforcers or the laws themselves, people would be getting away with all sorts of crimes. The rules keep everything in place and together. In their absence, there would be no order and everything would be falling apart.
     Those who chose to stray from the law and get caught, face a consequence that they deserve based on the severity of what they did. By punishing them for their crime, you are sending a message out to the other people, saying that this is what will happen to you if you chose to disobey the laws. Without authority figures to enforce the rules, no one would be punished. I think that people break the rules for many reasons. Examples: 1. They're a rebel and they don't want to be controlled to told what they can and cannot do. 2. They want something, and that something is illegal. 3.Sometimes they might not even mean to (speeding).
     All in all, breaking the law is not a good thing and there will always be a consequence. You could be putting you or someone else in danger. No matter how big or small it is you will either have to pay a ticket, go to prison, or have to face a death sentence (if crime was that bad). So just don't do it.