Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes -Atavism, Geneva Conventions, Al-Qaeda
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Canadians have an endless fascination with crime (violent video games, movies, etc. ) Daniel sand, who served jail time for a variety of crimes, gave up when he was 20 to support his family. Dan and his brother bob had trouble in school and were suspended a lot, got more serious in high school (drugs, assault, robbery) Do this to protect each other, they had nothing to lose. Us versus them (rcmp, teachers, property owners, anyone with something they wanted to grab) Bob was released in 7 years, as he was a model inmate, counsellors couldn"t tell why he did want he did. Dan would set involved in crimes again that would lead to his death. 2001: bob was released to a halfway house and then escaped with his brother and girlfriend to start a new life. They would get into trouble with rcmp with dan killing one, and lead to his own death by sniper.