Legal Fictions & Gangs
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009A post by Gideon gave the final push for this post. I’ve been thinking for a long time about “legal fictions,” particularly as they relate to gang cases. Frankly, they irk me more than a bit.
You see, I’m what’s known as an idealist: I think the law should be understandable and it should mean what it says. Some people think that makes me stupid; some think it makes me naïve; some (few) think it makes me a good guy.
I think it makes me an American. True Americans are naturally idealists.
