I was also surprised by this, and I wonder how many people interpreted “It is acceptable for an EA org to break minor laws” as “It is acceptable for an EA org to break laws willy-nilly as long as it feels like the laws are ‘minor’”, rather than interpreting it as “It is acceptable for an EA org to break at least one minor law ever”.
How easy is it to break literally zero laws? There are an awful lot of laws on the books in the US, many of which aren’t enforced.
I answered disagree, interpreting it in context as “is it acceptable for an EA org to break laws similar in magnitude to driving without a license and purchasing illegal drugs, for personal convenience or profit?”. (Btw I don’t think these are minor. An unprepared driver can kill someone. You can get up to 5 years in prison for possessing marijuana in Puerto Rico.) I would be OK with an EA org engaging in some forms of civil disobedience (e.g. criticizing an authoritarian government that outlawed criticism) or accidentally breaking some obscure law that everyone forgot existed.
I was also surprised by this, and I wonder how many people interpreted “It is acceptable for an EA org to break minor laws” as “It is acceptable for an EA org to break laws willy-nilly as long as it feels like the laws are ‘minor’”, rather than interpreting it as “It is acceptable for an EA org to break at least one minor law ever”.
How easy is it to break literally zero laws? There are an awful lot of laws on the books in the US, many of which aren’t enforced.
I answered disagree, interpreting it in context as “is it acceptable for an EA org to break laws similar in magnitude to driving without a license and purchasing illegal drugs, for personal convenience or profit?”. (Btw I don’t think these are minor. An unprepared driver can kill someone. You can get up to 5 years in prison for possessing marijuana in Puerto Rico.) I would be OK with an EA org engaging in some forms of civil disobedience (e.g. criticizing an authoritarian government that outlawed criticism) or accidentally breaking some obscure law that everyone forgot existed.