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

“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?

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

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

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

Clash of Interests

The Harris Neck Community

Government and Special Interests

Justice

Clash of Interests

RIGHT/ Moral

LEGAL

Justice