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This introductory presentation explores the necessity of law within society, emphasizing Cicero's principle that "the people's good is the highest law." It examines how laws protect our values and address various types of harm—deliberate, negligent, and accidental. Through real-world scenarios, participants will analyze instances of harm and determine the values being violated. The discussion also delves into moral standards, their significance in regulating behavior, and the goals of our legal system, such as protecting human rights and promoting fairness.
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Welcome to Intro to Law! “The people’s good is the highest law”- Cicero
Laws protect us… • We call something harmful when it interferes with our values • On the next slide, identify the value interfered with each case. • Then, decide which kind of harm interfered with these values • A) deliberate and intentional cause harm • B) negligently or recklessly cause harm? • C) accidentally and blamelessly cause harm?
1. Two men kidnap a young girl, keep her for 2 weeks, and finally release her when her parents pay $25,000. • 2. A passenger on a NYC-MIA flight hijacks the plane and forces its crew to fly him to Cuba. • 3. Two men rob a bank and kill a bank teller who tried to stop them. • 4. A college student drives recklessly past a school yard, hits a boy crossing the street, and breaks the boy’s leg. • 5. A man carelessly drives his car through a red light into an intersection and collides with another car. The collision results in serious damage to both vehicles. • 6. Two neighbors get into a dispute over their property line, and one hits the other with his fist. • 7. During a construction of a bridge, four employees are killed. • 8. A man installs a listening device in his neighbor’s bedroom and spends several evenings listening. • 9. A boy buys a bottle of soda. When he starts to open it, the bottle explodes and puts out his eye. • 10. Sulfur dioxide fumes from a factory damage all plant and animal life in an area two miles around the factory. • 11. Hundreds of people become very ill when an epidemic of Asian flu breaks out
More questions… • Could any of the harm in these episodes be avoided if: • The human body could not be damaged? Property could not be damaged or taken? • All humans were persons of good will all the time? • People could live separate from each other? • Natural resources were not scarce? Are there any types of harm illustrated in the episodes that you think society should not try to prevent?
Values and Moral Standards • Think of moral standards that guide societies. What are some that you can think of? • What are moral standards for nearly all Americans? The majority of Americans? • If moral standards are to work to regulate behavior, is it important that there be general agreement on what is moral and immoral? Explain. • Why do moral standards not protect all harm?
Goals of our legal system • 1. Protect Basic Human Rights • 2. Promote Fairness • 3. Helping Resolve Conflicts • 4. Promoting Order and Stability • 5. Promoting desirable social and economic behavior • 6. Representing the will of the majority while • 7. Protecting the rights of minorities
The Case of Shipwrecked Sailors • Pg. 6 • Questions a-f
Problem 1.3 • Pg. 8 • a-f
Miss L’s Sources • Glencoe Street Law, 7th ed. • Ginn and Company, The American Legal System Unit I, Society’s Need for Law • Rockwell Picture, http://www.bloggang.com/data/w/wid-wiwww/picture/1265283026.jpg
