Does the law morally bind the poor? or, What good's the Constitution when you can't afford a loaf of bread? / R. George Wright.
Consider the horror we feel when we learn of a crime such as that committed by Robert Alton Harris, who commandeered a car, killed the two teenage boys in it, and then finished what was left of their lunch. What we don't consider in our reaction to the depravity of this act is that, whether we...
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| Other title: | Does the law morally bind the poor? What good's the Constitution when you can't afford a loaf of bread? |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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©1996.
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| Series: | Critical America.
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| Summary: | Consider the horror we feel when we learn of a crime such as that committed by Robert Alton Harris, who commandeered a car, killed the two teenage boys in it, and then finished what was left of their lunch. What we don't consider in our reaction to the depravity of this act is that, whether we morally blame him or not, Robert Alton Harris has led a life almost unimaginably different from our own in crucial respects. In Does Law Morally Bind the Poor? or What Good's the Constitution When You Can't Buy a Loaf of Bread?, author R. George Wright argues that while the poor live in the same world a. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 219 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-215) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585022445 9780585022444 9780814770528 0814770525 9780814792940 0814792944 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |