ANTHRO 169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homicide, Assault
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Most laws in the us lie under these type of laws. Why are these laws problematic? it goes back to the homicides committed amongst different racial groups. White on white is justified homicide, but black on white is unjustifiable. Racial bias is heavy in the realm of this stand-your-ground-laws. Justice should not be blind - 19th century views. New ways of looking at the world; finding new ways to look at nature. The world functions according to certain mechanisms. People do not have free will; circumstances happen due to natural mechanisms. Changes the view of free will and choice. This is part of the scientific revolution. Rejection of free will and replaced with casual determination. Environment is what determines behavior, if not, then biological characteristics determine their behavior. Completely new way of looking at the world. Though this transformed the justice system, it still remains largely classical school: specially when it comes to rehab, juvenile, and insanity.