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by thatha7777 810 days ago
You're describing civil disobedience, and its moral justifiability is a well-research topic of ethics.

In my understand, there are several elements for something to be civil disobedience, and therefore possibly morally justifiable: (1) having exhausted other means, (2) using it for political purposes (in the sense that you're doing it to inform/affect your polity--your community), and (3) accepting the legal consequences of your actions (i.e. turning yourself in).