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If you know something is against the rules, and you know that the consequence for doing it is not something you would like then why break the rule?


what if the consequence isn't worth the act?

why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"

I don't understand. I always knew why I broke the rules, I always weighed the consequences against the crime.


maybe I am just frustrated today because I am sick........but I don't understand why.........please explain.

i'm 20. does that count as young?
i was never like that anyway. if i broke the rules it was cos i felt the rules were worth breaking for some reason - and that not breaking said rules would be worse in some way than the punishment. i never broke the rules for the fun of it or for no reason - never said "i don't know"

can't really help you there i guess, then :p

hmm maybe i was never "young" then ;)

If you know something is against the rules, and you know that the consequence for doing it is not something you would like then why break the rule?


what if the consequence isn't worth the act?

why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"

I don't understand. I always knew why I broke the rules, I always weighed the consequences against the crime.


maybe I am just frustrated today because I am sick........but I don't understand why.........please explain.

Oh all kinds of reasons.
Rebellion sans cause
It's highly likely you wont get caught breaking the rule(so the consequences are irrelevant)

thats all i can think of for now.

If you know something is against the rules, and you know that the consequence for doing it is not something you would like then why break the rule?


what if the consequence isn't worth the act?

why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"

I don't understand. I always knew why I broke the rules, I always weighed the consequences against the crime.


maybe I am just frustrated today because I am sick........but I don't understand why.........please explain.

personally, i break rules for the simple reason that I don't like them... I only break rules that I like if it will benefit me...

rules that aren't liked should be broken (not all rules obviously) because if we don't then nothing will be done to change them... this obviously can't work for the masses, but its the way i live my life...

"As a precaution to ever committing major acts of evil, it is our solemn duty never to do what we're told. This is the only way we can be sure." - Banksy

it's possible. I am not really that old, but apparently I am too old to understand.

I really don't get it. I only broke the rules that were worth breaking.

"As a precaution to ever committing major acts of evil, it is our solemn duty never to do what we're told. This is the only way we can be sure." - Banksy

Heeey .. a banksy fan!

Nice ^^

If you know something is against the rules, and you know that the consequence for doing it is not something you would like then why break the rule?


what if the consequence isn't worth the act?

why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"

I don't understand. I always knew why I broke the rules, I always weighed the consequences against the crime.


maybe I am just frustrated today because I am sick........but I don't understand why.........please explain.

The consequence is almost always worth the act because it rarely happens to you. Let's say you commit a crime. The person who gets arrested is not the same person who committed the crime. Cells have changed, but more importantly time has passed. You are whoever you are in the present. You may empathize with a future you, but that doesn't mean that harm in the future is ever considered equally to harm in the past. Damage doesn't add up mathematically over time, it weakens the further in time you get away from it because it becomes more and more difficult to empathize with the person being hurt. When you're very emotional or "irrational" it becomes even harder to associate yourself with someone you might become.

If you know something is against the rules, and you know that the consequence for doing it is not something you would like then why break the rule?
Because that particular rule I want to break is evil or outdated or something, such as legislation against me marrying my hot cousin or hot sister. :p
what if the consequence isn't worth the act?
screw that. If they have a problem with me wanting to do something like that, that's THEIR problem, NOT mine, so they shouldn't MAKE it my problem.
why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"
I dunno. I haven't gotten that far yet. :fluffle: :D

Heeey .. a banksy fan!

Nice ^^

big time banksy fan!

it's possible. I am not really that old, but apparently I am too old to understand.

I really don't get it. I only broke the rules that were worth breaking.

Another Banksy quote.

"Rules- They can be bent and blurred but still not broken"

I guess that some rules can be gotten round or whatever and not actually be broken...

why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"
I think it's probably because the person/people in question believed they would get away with the act, and they said "I don't know why I did it" because that sounds better and is less likely to invoke further anger.

because "I don't know" sounds better than:

- I wanted to see if I could get away with it

- Because you (or someone else) told me not to

- Because someone dared me to do it

- Because although you (or the law) says it's wrong, I don't agree and I am surely not going to listen to pointeless rules just because they are there, despite the consequences as I am indestructible.

- It seemed like a good idea at the time

:p

Depends if the rule I'm breaking makes sense or not.

Or it depends if it seems like a stupid thing to worry about if anyone will catch me or not.

Or if I just hate the people that enforce that rule.


And if asked, I'll say "I dunno," because the actual answer is something that person can never comprehend withour hours of thinking.

I think it's probably because the person/people in question believed they would get away with the act, and they said "I don't know why I did it" because that sounds better and is less likely to invoke further anger.


aw you beat me to it! :P

aw you beat me to it! :PLol...yes, but you had other ideas for it that are also good. :)

but I don't understand why.........please explain.Sometimes people get the urge to do something even though they know they shouldn't. I think younger people are just less experienced in figuring out to trust the voice in their head that says "No!" instead of the one that says "Go do it!"

Easy enough....rash decisions lead to rash consequences.

I'm 18, still breaking laws.

I broke rules and such because a) The rule was stupid, b) The action was fun/exciting, c) I disliked the rule-maker or d) I wanted to rebel against being told what was wrong or right.

If you know something is against the rules, and you know that the consequence for doing it is not something you would like then why break the rule?


what if the consequence isn't worth the act?

why when asked "why did you do that?" do you answer "I don't know"

I don't understand. I always knew why I broke the rules, I always weighed the consequences against the crime.

maybe I am just frustrated today because I am sick........but I don't understand why.........please explain.

Most young people beleive breaking rules makes them rebellious, because it means they're "Fighting the system". They're wrong, because breaking rules randomly means it means less when you break one that needs breaking.

Also, most young people are more instant-gratification based than anything else, so long term consequences go soaring over their heads.

Me, I break rules when there's a reason to. If it's a stupid rule I'll make a big deal about breaking it, to make people see how stupid it is, fuck the consequences.