Plato, “Crito”

I found Crito to be a bit confusing and hard to understand because of the dialogue.  The premise of the story was that Socrates, who was wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, decided to not attempt on escaping prison.  He wanted to abide by the "Laws" that governed his beautiful city, though the laws were good, the people governing them weren't.

Crito tries to persuade Socrates to escape and one of his most powerful arguments in favor of escaping was because Socrates would send the message that what his enemies are doing to him is right.  Socrates said that he would be harming the laws if he escaped.