Worse I emulate Nintendo games 😲

which is a better man, the ones that lying beside you at night, or the ones that guard the borders of nation.

really depends on what two things are being compared

Since you said “outright illegal”, Both would be equal since both actions would be unethical.

Punishment has nothing to do with it.

Laws against murder are grounded in ethical principles, but that’s for killers. We tend to make room for unintentional murders.

Ethical Dilemma: The Trolly Problem

Would you consider it “scummy” to not pull the switch and allow 5 to be killed vs 1? Technically, there’s no law that would punish you, but that’s not the point here.

Not following a bad law and not considering a technically legal action as morally good seem to be about equal to me. As in I don't think you would have a mindset that supports only one or the other.

The people who think what is legal is good and what is illegal is bad have a different mindset, and you wouldn't describe that mindset as "liberal" or "opposing fascism".

"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." - Martin Luther King

The Holocaust was legal, as was all the terrible ♥♥♥♥ done up to the Holocaust. Jim Crow was legal. Slavery was legal.

Legality means nothing ethically or morally. A thing being illegal has no correlation to whether it is bad or good.

So act ethically, and if that involves breaking the law, avoid being caught.