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The Politics of the Harris Neck Justice
MovementThe Clash Between What Is Legal and What is
Just
Otis S. Johnson, Ph.D.Scholar-in-Residence
Savannah State UniversityOctober 14, 2014
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“The practice and theory of influencing other
people on a global, civic or individual level.
More narrowly, it refers to the achieving and
exercising positions of governance – organized
control over a human community, particularly a
state.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/politics. Retrieved: 14 October 2014.
What is Politics?
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Legal: Allowable or enforceable by being in conformity with the law of the land and the
public policy; not condemned as illegal.₁
Moral: Concerning what is right or wrong in human behavior. Based on what you think is right or good. Considered good by most people: agreeing to a standard of right behavior.₂
1. www.businessdictionary.com/definition/legal.html. Retrieved: 14 Oct. 2014
2. www.meriam-webster.com/dictionary/moral. Retrieved: 14 Oct. 2014
Legal vs. Moral
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Harris Neck Community
United States Government
State of Georgia
McIntosh County, Georgia
U. S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service and Environmentalists
Interests At Play
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Just: Agreeing with what is considered morally right or good. Treating people in a way that is considered morally right. Reasonable and proper.
Justice: The maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments.
Source: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justice. Retrieved: 14 Oct.
2014
A Movement For Justice
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Clash of Interests
The Harris Neck Community
Government and Special Interests
Justice
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Clash of Interests
RIGHT/ Moral
LEGAL
Justice