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Yes, the law is the law.

That's the kind of logic that kept Jim Crow going.

You just compared the fight against slavery to lining the pockets of a venture capitalist by annoying the neighbors.

You might want to think about that some more.

They did no such thing and its disingenuous to claim so. They provided a counterexample that illustrates a flaw in the ethical model "law = right".

Point take about there being unjust laws, but it would benefit your argument to acknowledge the difference between civil disobedience and theft.