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Chris
12-06-2014, 12:38 PM
A Sartrean definition of bad faith in law. And some Kafka.


Bad Faith in the Law (http://joeyclark.liberty.me/2014/12/05/bad-faith-in-the-law/?refer=libertyme)


http://i.snag.gy/YAye9.jpg

I find it hilarious–downright knee-slapping, kick-me-in-the-crotch, shoot-me-in-the-head, choke-me-round-the-neck, devil-stuck-in-the-ice, rip-roaring funny (I only laugh because I’m tired of crying)–to witness so many obviously free, intelligent, and hopefully lucid people excrete blivets on top of blivets of bad faith in their understanding of and actions in relation to THE LAW.

Now, by bad faith, I do not mean to impugn everyone as completely double-minded or duplicitous dopes (though some of those people, e.g. politicians, do exist.)

Rather, I mean bad faith in the Sartrean sense.

Our friendly Internet encyclopedia, Wikipedia, defines the term quite well:



“Bad Faith is a philosophical concept used by existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir to describe the phenomenon where a human being under pressure from societal forces adopts false values and disowns their innate freedom to act authentically.”



Yes, due to societal forces, or cultural roles if you will, many people have been adopting false values in regards to the law, believing or expounding upon the law in ways that not only undermine human freedom, but also demolish the very foundations of justice in a free society, i.e. to serve as a defensive threat and use of force against unjust invasions of persons and their properties.

The law is meant to protect our natural right to life and liberty against criminals and tyrants with clearly defined and defensive force.

Yet, I could hardly say with a straight face this is the societal role of the law and those who administer it today....


The image in the article comes from thzis reading of Kafka's "Before the Law" from The Trial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqPeI7-eVgc

donttread
12-06-2014, 05:35 PM
We need neighborhood watches to protect us FROM the police

Chris
12-06-2014, 05:51 PM
Certainly getting the community involved in their lives would help.

momsapplepie
12-10-2014, 02:22 AM
I just read thru this the other day. Yes, it is unfortunate that so many people decide to apply this term as some sort of threat when attached to real law.

Chris
12-10-2014, 09:12 AM
Some lust after wealth, some after power.