The chapter is about defining deviance and what causes the continual violation of acceptable conduct. In easiest terms, Deviance is a violation of a social norm (rules that develop in society). these norms have social expectations by society of what aappropriate behavior is. Two other vocabularies I learned both in the book and in class are the two types of common law ofhow crime is viewed: Mala in se, which are acts that are evil in themseleves (mostly done intentionally with examples such asrape, robbery, murder, and burglary) and Mala Prohibita which acts are considered undesirable although not inherently evil, whichare the results of legislative decisions to block certain behaviors such as alcohol and drug use, as well as gambling. Anyways, the"Media and Criminal Justice" feature was about illegal MP3 and pirated song downloading and selling. The example of a company wasShawn Fanning's Napter. I found the feature intresting because just about everyone here on Guam knows that Limewire too is a popularMp3 downloader and that its actually illegal to a point. What I found unfair though, is that in 2003 the government hunted downand sued individuals rather than company owners for illegal downloading. I understand its a tatic that can raise public awarenessbut they should keep in mind that its not fair for the other thousands or millions that just got away with it. I believe judgementshould be passed down equally you know? Anyways, if the government were so concern, why is Limewire still around? why don't they justmake music downloading illegal and just shutdown companies like Limewire.
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