Dodgers' Stadium

The city of Nelson, British Columbia is considering a memorial to Vietnam-era draft dodgers from the U.S. Obviously, there are those who would deny this podunk town a few tourist dollars on the principle that lawbreakers should not be celebrated.

Yet how is this situation much different from the celebration of the "Underground Railroad?" After all, at the time slavery was legal and escape was punishable by law, no?

Dodgers' Stadium

The city of Nelson, British Columbia is considering a memorial to Vietnam-era draft dodgers from the U.S. Obviously, there are those who would deny this podunk town a few tourist dollars on the principle that lawbreakers should not be celebrated.

Yet how is this situation much different from the celebration of the "Underground Railroad?" After all, at the time slavery was legal and escape was punishable by law, no?