LS229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Michigan State Prison, Barter, Takers
19 Jan 2018
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Ls 229 - lecture 3 - treatment of hostages in prison riots. Introduction: difference in treatment of undesirables and guards. Guards = more likely to be killed by emissaries trying to rescue them. Attica: problem with negotiations, prison authorities forcefully sent in. Undesirables: informants/child molesters, inmates, usually attacked in riots (killed/beaten troopers to rescue them, couldn"t differentiate b/w guards and inmates up) Not used as a barter, but still hostages (trapped, don"t want to participate but are forced to) five hypothesis and contrast why guards are protected and undesirables are not. Hypothesis 1: moral prohibitions certain acts of killings = acceptable (wars, self-defence, etc. ), but others are prohibited (condemned due to nature of the target) Guards = not legitimate targets, just doing their job, no reason for killing them techniques of neutralization: most inmates are subscribed to society"s values.
