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Arguments to remove Johnson. He broke the law. Many Tory MPs believe Johnson's leadership became untenable the moment he was given a fixed-penalty notice for breaking Covid laws that he created. The idea that lawbreakers cannot be lawmakers is a powerful one. (The Guardian)

China, not US, is the lawbreaker in South China Sea (Financial Times)

An immoral lawbreaker who has failed to acknowledge the grievousness of his own behaviour is hardly the man to call on others to tighten their belts in the national interest. (The Guardian)

Any facts or proof that could lower the degree of the crimes and lead to a lesser punishment is known as a mitigating factor. [...] Judges take into account the following considerations as mitigating factors: Doesn’t have any kind of criminal activity record. That is, a first-time lawbreaker typically receives a softer penalty. (Regina Criminal Defence Lawyers, Canada)

The idea is that if you yourself can break the law without anyone seeing you do it, then breaking the law is a rational course of action: it's the 'sensible' thing to do even if you are fully 'sensible' (aware) of the fact that you are a lawbreaker. (The University of Sydney)

Treating someone as a lawbreaker must follow observation of the signs of criminal behavior, not prediction based on group characteristics. (The New York Times)