Socrates was charged of not honoring the gods of Athens and of corrupting the youth. He received the death sentence for<em> mora</em>l <em>corruption </em>and <em>impiety</em>. His refusal to escape was because:
1 - to flee would idicate a fear of death, which he didn't have.
2 - escaping would make his friends liable in law.
3 - this could cause him to break his "social contract" with the state, and he didn't want to harm the state.
