ADJUS-121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Justifiable Homicide
26 Aug 2020
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These different stories of law were expressed by nearly everyone in the sample. Why does this matter? it is precisely because law is both god and gimmick, sacred and profane that it persists and endures. Before the law & with the law are both necessary to sustain it. Says the jury is rigged, people selected based on their characteristics. But he also concludes that justice prevails and the system works . How can we have faith in the law and in the state with all this distrust and lack of support from the law. Same individual who respects the law also understands that law is a game and we can when when we play it right. Situating legal consciousness: experiences and attitudes of ordinary citizens about law and street harassment - laura beth nielsen. When you hear a racial or sexist slur, the last thing on your mind might be law.
