[CWOJackson]

It's far simpler then that...the harm is caused by knowingly breaking the law.

[Wolfie]

...the harm is caused by knowingly breaking the law.

And a good chunk of the fun, too.

[laredo44]

It's far simpler then that...the harm is caused by knowingly breaking the law.

The harm, in this instance, is caused by an abuse of power, IMHO. When your principles are outlawed, your only reward is harm. Obey the law and your harm is the abandonment of principle; obey the principle and your harm is the violation of law.

Would you say the Christian martyrs caused their own harm? Or was it the Romans causing the harm?

[Conservative til I die]

It's far simpler then that...the harm is caused by knowingly breaking the law.

So by this logic, if the government arbitrarily created a law tomorrow that said driving a red car is illegal, you believe there is a harm caused by someone driving a red car, because breaking a law is in itself harmful. Sounds pretty circular to me.

So it doesn't matter how stupid or unjust the law is? Do you also feel there is an inherent harm in driving 56 in a 55 mph zone? Rolling through a stop sign?

Explain the real harm, as 99% of us understand the word "harm" to mean.