The Law

The law of the people ?

➔ Law by Rule..the US..law enforcement

➔ Rule by law.The UK..policing by ‘consent’

Without laws there would be anarchy.The recent invasions by

America into Iraq and Libya has lead to collapse in law and order and

infighting between different groups..War lords causing mayhem and

destruction

Warning..There is one law for the rich and one for the ‘poor’...so its better

to be rich than poor...you get to make the laws

Around 10,000 years ago when people began to live in small

communities.To live together there had to some rules..laws..which would

applicable to every one.The first law was for murder..you could be killed for

murdering someone...especily relevant if someone is having an affair with your

wife...that person ‘needs’ to die

A lot of our laws come from Religion and most our problems.if all

the laws of religion were applied to day we would have a

dangerous..uncivilized..barbaric population...beheadings...killing for

adultry...rape would legalized..stoning..beating children...domestic

violence..covering women from head to toe..not allowed out in public.

The democracy loving Greeks ( plus slavery) were the first people

to have a constitutional rights enshrined in 12 tables..citizens rights..despite this

it did not save the Empire.In China Confucious..

who’s people were very confused..gave his people a mixture of

Daoism..Legalism and Confucianism...this probably explains why stir fry is so

popular in China.

Laws exist to protect people and property..and act as a deterent

against injustice..not so in practice.later laws to govern and facilitate trade were

inacted...but not for the Empire subjects...they had no rights to protect them

from exploitation.

After the decline of the Greek and Roman Empire..Europe went

to normality..barbaric state..it was law by trial..people were subject inhumane

and degrading treatment..if they recovered they considered innocent...drowning

was popular..if you did not survive you were innocent !.

The Church banned trial by order..but duels continued.The Magna

Carta is the first document to give prople basic rights..followed by th English

civil war and separation of power from the crown to Parliament...unfortunately

Charles I lost his head ..a small price for freedom

After the French Revolution...which was a bread riot..the poor could

not afford their daily bread...the ‘cost of living crises has been with for a long

time’.Frances declaration of rights..excluded its colonial subjects.It took over a

100 years to abolish slavery and women only got the vote after throwing

themselves under the King’s Horses.

Industrialization and organised labour in the form of Unions

was able to get legislation passed for better pay and working conditions.With

‘Democracy’ came a legal system with checks and balances to stop abuse of

power..not so in the colonies.

After world war one and two..came the United nations and its

charter..while most of the world was still colonised.As I write this Israel is

commiting genocide against a defenseless civilian population in Gaza..the so

called defenders of democracy and human rights actively supporting the

Democratic terrorist state of Israel.

It would seem international laws are applied selectively by the

West..the majority world has been quick to point out the hypocrisy and double

standards.

In the beginning

Humans are social animals...some more social than others.In the past