The Illustrated Guide to Law

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The webcomic that teaches what the law really is…
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A Brief History of Government in Six Revolutions

Scott McNay: I didn't say it was GOOD medical care....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Couldn't have anything to do with all the estrogens we're dumping into the water, now could it?...

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: For prisoners, "free medical care" boils down to, "You can ask to see the nurse." You're not guaranteed that the warden will let you get in line, or that the nurse will be ab...

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Government/the State....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Slavery was a worldwide norm at the time we signed the Declaration of Independence and ratified the Constitution, and had been for all of human history. Do not underestimate ...

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: This is one of the better ideas that Robert Heinlein floated in "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress."...

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: I like this idea. I think it has promise and deserves broader dissemination....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Like setting the FBI on a presidential candidate of the opposing party? We'll have to see....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Hence the rise of penitentiaries. Unfortunately, they're often run for profit, and that creates a demand for criminals....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Yes, but you should avoid mentioning jury nullification, unless you really, really want the prosecutor and/or the judge to boot you from the jury pool....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: For the sort of law where ignorance is no excuse, and the sort that gets tons of press (like abortion), yeah, we'll hear about changes. But many changes fly under the public'...

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Early on, judges would tell juries that they had the right to nullification. These days, we have judges who warn juries that any attempt at jury nullification is contempt of ...

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Not all hawks, e.g. red-tailed hawks. I can see that the goal was to prevent trafficking in wild birds by attacking every part of the marketplace from the one who first obtai...

James: I feel like if there were no legal implications from punching someone on in the face, they’re would be a lot more people punched in the face. maybe that’s just me. But see...

Nathan: Done! Thanks for the heads-up....

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin: Do you suppose you could add links to pp4-6 to the TOC for your terrorism comic?...

Nathan: Ooh, I'll have to read that one. I do have a couple observations I'll be making about honor....

wholesomerage: There's something the anthropologist David Graeber said in his book "Debt" that you reminded me of here; "Honour is surplus dignity* that must be defended with violence" *or ...

wholesomerage: I'm reminded of a John Kenneth Galbraith quote; "... the deep desire of politicians, Democrats in particular, for respectability—their need to show that they are individu...

Pvt. Obvious: Of course it's profiling, but it's got a fig leaf in place. Pretext stops like this are derogatorily referred to as "DWB" or "Driving While Black" offenses for a reason. For...

WELCOME to the Illustrated Guide to LawThe webcomic that teaches what the law really is…how the law really works (and doesn’t work)… and why!

WELCOME to the Illustrated Guide to Law

The webcomic that teaches what the law really is…
how the law really works (and doesn’t work)… and why!