SOC227 Lecture Notes - Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, Fetus, Auguste Comte
9 Apr 2014
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Topic: the demonic perspective on crime and deviance. Example cases: the case of the brookfield demons: a fight broke out between two young men (alan bono, johnson, two teenage sisters and girl friend) went over to bono"s house to fix a radio. Bono was drinking and started talking rudely in front of the girls. The friends fought and a knife came out from johnson. Johnson stood trial and it was uniquely tragic because e was not typical murderer. All american small town boy, nice guy, win news paper boy of the year award etc. Lawyer claimed she had become possessed because of her great fondness of motley crew- devils influence. Lawyers said it was nonsense and said she killed her father because her father had targeted her as a victim of sexual abuse constantly. She testified that when he approached her on this occasion she decided it was enough and decided to kill him.
