Friday 23 March 2007

Bandits and Outlaws


Were these men heroes? The definition of an Outlaw one who is literally living "outside of the law" The romanticised image of an outlaw being a man standing up against corrupt officials is a blinkered one. Merely ignoring a court summons made a man an outlaw in British common law, suggesting the line between common criminal and national hero is close one.

One of the more interesting topics on the course.

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