NATURE OR NURTURE

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged anomie, crime, criminal, death penalty, deterrent, Emile Durkheim, ethics, featured, felony, Feltham, HMOY, jail, justice, law, norms, prison, prisoner, privilege, reform, report, Robert K Merton, schools, self harm, sociology, suicide, terror.

by David Breakspear

CW: mentions suicide, self-harm

In my previous article ‘Consequence of Conscience’, I mention a work titled Suicide by sociologist Émile Durkheim. In Suicide, Durkheim introduced us to the term ‘anomie’, suggesting it to be a breakdown of social norms resulting in a lack of standards and values. He also used this same term and definition to explain a reason as to why some members of society embark on a path of crime or ‘deviance’ – straying from the norm. Durkheim saw deviance as an inevitable part of life which is needed for innovation and change.Continue Reading

THE CABINET OF DR JOHNSON

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged authoritarian, authority, Boris Johnson, Brexit, cabinet, death penalty, demagogue, Dominic Raab, featured, ideology, immigration, Institute of Economic Affairs, liam fox, NHS, no deal, Penny Mordaunt, police powers, politics, Priti Patel, privatisation, stop and search, surveillance, surveillance state, tax cuts, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Tories, US UK trade deal, welfare state.

By Robyn Banks

In 1920, the movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was released to the general horror of theater-going audiences. The film told the story of a hypnotist (Dr. Caligari) who uses a somnambulist to commit murders on his behalf. Through the character of the Doctor, the films presents a very vivid and real depiction of brutal, irrational authority in the inter-war period. Flash forward 99 years, and it is a very different type of cabinet but very similar type of character that is looking to reinforce their own brutal and irrational authority upon others.

CONSEQUENCE OF CONSCIENCE

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged crime, criminal, death penalty, deterrent, Emile Durkheim, ethics, featured, felony, jail, justice, law, prison, prisoner, Priti Patel, reform, suicide, terror.

by David Breakspear

CW: mentions suicide

Recently appointed Home Secretary Priti Patel stated in an interview that she wants criminals to “literally feel terror” at the thought of committing crime. In my opinion, to make a statement like that shows how far removed from reality some of our politicians are.

In America, a lot of the States still use the death penalty. I would say that is the ultimate consequential terror for anyone to face. In the UK, the final execution took place as recent as 1964; in fact, the death penalty in the UK was only, totally completely abolished in 1998.

If the sceptre of losing one’s own life is not enough of a consequence to stop breaking the law, then what is the Home Secretary’s version of ‘terror’?Continue Reading

HOW THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT IS REBRANDING ITSELF

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged abortion, activists, Americans, anti abortion, Christianity, death penalty, democrats, feminism, feminists, Feminists for Life, gun violence, lives matter, Loyola Students for Life, Loyola University, LSFL, New Orleans, New Wave Feminists, planned parenhood, pro choice, pro life, pro women, religious, republicans, Roe v Wade, Secular Pro-Life, senate seats, Students for Life, The Vagina Monologues, tolerance, Trump, unborn lives matter, universal healthcare, USA.

by Tara Gulwell

Article mentions pro-life rhetoric, and abortion

The American Catholic college I attend, Loyola University New Orleans, has been experiencing a fierce debate on campus recently. After fierce backlash against the controversial moves of the pro-life group Loyola Students For Life (LSFL), which you can read about here, the group had to concede in a public statement that The Vagina Monologues was “an empowering work of feminist art meant to bring awareness to discrimination, sexual abuse, and other important issues affecting women.”

Not quite the opinion you’d expect from a bunch of religious pro-life students, right?Continue Reading

FOR A MOMENT THERE WAS HOPE: THE GAMBIA

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged adama barrow, death penalty, dictatorship, ecowas, international, international politics, military, military coup, the gambia, yahya jammeh.

by Zoe Harding

2016 continues to provide a torrent of horrible, depressing news. On the first of December, the opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow beat the incumbent president, Yahya Jammeh, by 43-39%, ending Jammeh’s 22 year control of the country. On the eve of the election peaceful celebrations went on throughout the Gambia, while Mr Jammeh conceded in a phone call to Mr Barrow with as much grace as one might expect from a democratic leader to his successor. Unfortunately, he didn’t stay graceful for long.

INVISIBLE PLACES: VISITING ONE OF AMERICA’S LARGEST PRISONS

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged America, american politics, Angela Davis, angola prison, criminal justice, death penalty, invisible places, law enforcement, louisiana state penitentiary, prison, prisons, uk, uk politics.

by Tara Gulwell

Content warning: mentions death row and execution.

Arriving at Angola prison is a bit like realising the horror film you’ve been watching is actually a documentary. Suddenly a landscape that was far removed from my own experience was coming into focus before me as I arrived at the gates. I’ve had family members who were imprisoned or have gone through the criminal justice system, but this was Angola. This was the Alcatraz of the South, one of the most violent subjects of intense fascination in American mythology.

RODRIGO DUTERTE: PRO LGBT, PROLETARIAT DICTATORSHIP

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged asia, authoritarian, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, Bangsamoro Basic Law, Cebu, Christianity, crime, Davoa, death penalty, decentralisation, dictatorship, elections, federalism, Islam, leadership, LGBT+, liberal, Luzon, Manila, Mindanao, multicultural, multiculturalism, National People's Army in Mindanao, Philippines, President, religion, Rodrigo Duterte, socialism, Visayas.

by Julian Ignacio Canlas

‘I don’t care if I go to hell as long as the people I serve will live in paradise.’
–Rodrigo Duterte

Disclaimer: mentions rape

Rodrigo Duterte’s personal politics is defined by a confusing blend of liberal and authoritarian beliefs. His politics have certainly elicited a wide variety of reactions, capturing the imagination of even the Western media outlets through racist depictions of international politics — or not. Even more varied and stranger are his supporters, ranging from religious leaders to the LGBT community, to sex workers and farmers. So how exactly did the new president of the Philippines, dubbed ‘The Punisher’, manage to enthrall the masses?

death penalty

NATURE OR NURTURE

THE CABINET OF DR JOHNSON

CONSEQUENCE OF CONSCIENCE

HOW THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT IS REBRANDING ITSELF

FOR A MOMENT THERE WAS HOPE: THE GAMBIA

INVISIBLE PLACES: VISITING ONE OF AMERICA’S LARGEST PRISONS

RODRIGO DUTERTE: PRO LGBT, PROLETARIAT DICTATORSHIP

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