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Please give a single example where refusing to follow a law is not also breaking said law?
Lots of looters lately are just… refusing to follow property laws
Refusing orders from police is ignoring a law. Choosing to steal is breaking a law. The motivation and the target matter.
Refusing lawful orders from the police is breaking the law
It’s even got a criminal charge: “resisting arrest”
That changes nothing about how much it’s breaking the law