Morality and the Law Here is the situation: Chris is an adult citizen of the country that Chris has lived in all of Chris's life. In that community Chris was indicted and tried for breaking a law against conspiring to encourage other people to violate laws on serving in the military. Both the laws on the military and the laws prohibiting conspiracy to encourage people to break the law have been in existence for a long time and w ere created through a process of majority rule. Chris's behavior was appropriately investigated and prosecuted by dedicated public servants, and Chris's conviction came by a jury in a trial conducted according to legal and established procedure.
Now Chris has been duly sentenced to 20 years in prison. But it appears that, with the help of Chris's friends, Chris can brib e some jail guards, escape from jail, and flee to Switzerland without having to serve the 20 years. Of course the laws prohibit bribing gua rds and the laws prohibit failing to serve out a properly assigned legal punishment. Morality is action according to the correct standards of behavior, or doing what is right and good. Based on the argument about morality in the Crito from Socrates and the Laws, what does morality say Chris should or may do? Carefully and specifically, Why? Based on the argument about morality in the Declaration of Independence, what does morality say Chris should or may do? Carefully and specificall y, Why?