Why disobedience is neccessary

Why Disobedience is necessary at times
Obedience is just one of the few characteristics the average human being has and is essential in keeping our world in order. We display it amongst our peers, parents, bosses, teachers, professors, laws, pretty much anyone with authority over us. However, certain people of those categories may use obedience as a tool for bad intentions or their own needs at a cost. If people continue taking orders without giving a thought or care then it’s possible that they can be a threat to not only themselves but to others.
Before we look at the necessary reasons for Disobedience, it’s essential to know why many people may have a hard time in committing the act. According to Stanley Milgram’s quote from his book The perils of Obedience, he defines obedience as a key aspect in the construction of social life that anyone can resort to. For some, obedience is an intensely fixed behavior which can cause them to overlook their sympathy (a feeling of concern) or morals (decisions and actions between right/wrong or good/bad). Another reason is Loyalty. People may already know what is right, wrong, good, and bad, but may choose to be obedient just as a way of upholding their faithfulness and honor towards another. And last, a person may be obedient just because they were threated, which leaves them no choice but to carry on the dreadful act.
So in the display of these aspects, why is it important that people still practice disobedience? For one, it’s important because not everyone has good intentions. Obedience towards an authority figure with bad intentions isn’t a new aspect, but there’s also evidence of how an ordinary everyday person can be dangerous to others withou...

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...ant and uncooperative” (Stuart). Two witnesses who recorded the beating on their cellphone’s say they were approached by the officer’s minutes after the beating and demanded the cellphone’s. In the form of Civil disobedience, they initially did not give them the phones, claiming that they had no right to do so and that filming the cops is legal. The cops however, were hell bent in getting those phones in fear of the truth coming out. Exercising their authority, the officers held the witnesses illegally for 8 hours and soon obtained a permit which allowed them to take the witnesses phones. At that point, it was possible that the cops may have deleted the footage. This is an example of how people from the system use their authority at the wrong times to serve themselves. It’s our responsibility to rightfully stand up against rules and laws we feel are morally unjust.