Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Greetings Platt, > > Which exact Victorian principles would you like to see reconsidered? > > Marsha
Hi Marsha, I would have to examine the issue. A good place to start might be a book by Carolyn A. Conley entitled "The Unwritten Law: Criminal Justice in Victorian Kent" On amazon.com the book is described: "The Unwritten Law examines the values and assumptions of mid-Victorian England as revealed in the actual workings of the criminal justice system. The working definitions of criminality and justice were often influenced more by certain tacit assumptions than by the written law. Through a careful study of the ways that the status and circumstances of victims and suspects influenced judicial decisions, Conley provides important new insights into Victorian attitudes toward violence, women, children, community, and the all-important concept of respectability. She also addresses issues that continue to be of concern in today's society: How can equal justice be preserved when social and economic conditions and expectations are not equal? How can the rights of the accused be reconciled with those of victims--especially children? Can and should the courts interfere with the traditions of family and community? What standards can determine the criminality of a particular act and the justice and efficacy of punishment? This original analysis will hold special interest for students and scholars of British history, social history, and criminality and the law." I'm sure there are many other sources of information that are pertinent to the subject. Do you have any suggestions? Platt > At 09:21 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > >Hi All, > > > >The U.S. is still reeling from the execution style killings of three > >college students in Newark, NJ two weeks ago. The murders appear to be > >gang related. I couldn't help but the be reminded of this prescient > >passage from Lila, 24: > > > >"What's coming out of the urban slums, where old Victorian social codes > >are almost completely destroyed, isn't any new paradise the > >revolutionaries hoped for, but a reversion to rule by terror, violence and > >gang death -- the old biological might-makes-right morality of prehistoric > >brigandage that primitive societies were set up to overcome." > > > >Those who cringe at the thought of a return to Victorian values may > >want to consider Pirsig's advice: > > > >"What the Metaphysics of Quality concludes is that the old Puritan and > >Victorian social codes should not be followed blindly, but should not be > >attacked blindly either. They should be dusted off and re-examined, fairly > >and impartially, to see what they were trying to accomplish and what they > >actually did accomplish toward building a stronger society." (Lila, 24) > > > >Regards, > >Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
