Hope you enjoy it as much as I was pleased with it.
Good day all,
The realm of law has always interested me. One of the
aspects of the subject that I find so intriguing is the somewhat fluid relationship counter-cultures can have with the legal system. As I
also mentioned in my discussion post, the law is typically born out of societal
values. However, these societal values are often governed by the majority. This
idea forces some counter-cultures to essentially pick and chose the laws they
follow, or at least agree with. In many ways this dissent can also bring about
change. One example of this is the idea of civil disobedience brought to the
forefront of our culture by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King can be paraphrased
as stating, “Riots are voice of the silenced.” King himself did not practice
violent protests, as he knew that peaceful protests were a revolutionary way to
get people’s attention (and backing) in a positive manner. This is captured by Kevelson
when she states that it becomes the obligation of citizens to ensure their own
rights when an oppressive government has overstepped its bounds (2002). As a
result King was able to be a catalyst for change in Civil Rights and in the
corresponding federal law.
Summarily, the law governs the land, but it is clear that
in trying times, citizen’s devotion to these laws may wax and wane.
Reference
Kevelson,
R. (2002). Dissent and the anarchic in legal counter-culture: a Peircean view.
Ratio Juris, (1), 16. Retrieved from https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.87011174&site=eds-live&scope=site
