"Rules Are Made to be Broken"

There is a saying: "Rules are made to be broken." Can you think of a situation for which this applies? (It can be from real life or in a book.) When is it OK to break the rules?

Rules

Why do we create rules?

Boundaries

What are the boundaries of what you can say or do?
What are the boundaries of what your main character can say or do?

Human Rights Ignored

When in history - or in your book - have human rights been ignored?

Basic Human Rights

What basic rights do you believe all humans should have?