Is Killing Wrong?: A Study in Pure Sociology

by Mark Cooney

Book Overview

"Thou shalt not kill" is arguably the most basic moral and legal principle in any society. Yet while some killers are pilloried and punished, others are absolved and acquitted, and still others are lauded and lionized. Why? The traditional answer is that how killers are treated depends on the nature of their killing, whether it was aggressive or defensive, intentional or accidental. But those factors cannot explain the enormous variation in legal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813933048
• ISBN13: 9780813933047
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher