SOSC 1375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Disorderly House, Neoliberalism, Begging
15 Feb 2017
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Legal geography: policing poverty through the regulation of public space. Marcus aurelius: poverty is the mother of crime . Old prejudice: the poor are a dangerous lot who will stoop to criminality if given the opportunity. Anatole france: the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread . Liberal notion of justice: we must all be treated equally before the law. If you treated everyone equally, it is true justice. No special rules for anyone, poor or rich can not steal bread. Distinction between the formal side of the law (how the law reads) and it"s actual impact/purpose. Even though the law reads that is fair for everyone, it is in truth only applying to the poor. Laws regulating the use of space signify function of space + citizenship.
