“We are a cut-and-paste culture. The aim of the protectionists is to argue that a cut-and-paste culture is criminal. Well, it's only criminal if there's nothing out there that you can freely cut and paste. If we increasingly mark material as available for these non-commercial uses, then people will have the opportunity to see its importance.” PeopleIfsWellsUseCultureOpportunityCuttingMaterialsImportanceMarkAimAvailableCriminalsArguing Author:Lawrence Lessig
“Oh, my, yes. I was raised in this Southern culture where if a guy was sarcastic, that just meant he didn't know how to show his love - but secretly he cared! I completely bought that. The men I chased and the things I put up with - it was criminal.” IfsKnowsMenShowsGuyCultureKnow HowRaisedCriminalsSarcasticSouthernHis LoveSouthern Culture Author:Ginnifer Goodwin
“We make our own criminals, and their crimes are congruent with the national culture we all share. It has been said that a people get the kind of political leadership they deserve. I think they also get the kinds of crime and criminals they themselves bring into being.” PeopleThinkingKindHas BeensSaidPoliticalCultureShareCrimeDeserveCriminalsPolitical LeadershipCrime And CriminalsNational Culture Book:Aspects of the Present Source: Aspects of the Present
“In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls.” PeopleWellsCultureGirlAbuseCriminalsSensitiveImmigrantsOverwhelmedMulticulturalismImperativesRespectfulBlindedHollandPrincipled Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“One out of three black men are in the criminal justice system in some form. Their despair is beginning to resonate through the entire culture; that is why suburban children want rap music.” MenWantChildrenFormCultureThreeBlackJusticeDespairRapCriminalsJustice SystemCriminal JusticeRap MusicCriminal Justice System Author:Robert Bly