scholarly journals A Membership Categorization Analysis of the Waco Siege: Perpetrator-Victim Identity as a Moral Discrepancy Device for ‘Doing’ Subversion

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 38-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Clifton

This paper seeks to build on previous work on the doing of politics as a members’ practice. More specifically, it seeks to add to the growing work on perpetrator-victim identities by explicating how perpetrator identity is projected from individuals to the morally self-organized group ‘the government’, and so, in this way, subversion is achieved. Using membership categorization analysis (MCA) as a research methodology and data of naturally-occurring talk-in-interaction taken from recordings of the negotiations between the FBI and David Koresh during the Waco siege, this paper explicates how Koresh invokes perpetrator-victim identities to ‘do’ subversion. Findings indicate that this is achieved through his self-avowal of victim identity and consequent ascription of perpetrator identity to the FBI agents. Through this category work, Koresh is able to set up a moral discrepancy between the de jure rights and responsibilities of law enforcement officers and de facto actions of the FBI agents. This identity work is then transferred to the government which becomes an integral, rather than incidental, part of the interaction. In this way, Koresh does subversion and is able to turn the world upside down by proposing a revolutionary theocratic, rather than democratic, moral order.

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainal Asikin

This research is aimed at exploring an appropriate solution for various conflicts in land use, particularly in optimizing the utilization of the neglected land in Gili Terawangan, Lombok Island.  This solution is required to avoid potential horizontal conflicts among people, companies and government since 1993. Conflict over land in Lombok Island in general and Gili Terawangan particularly shows several factors; first, the wrong policy in the area of land (especially in tourist areas); second, the infirm attitude of the Party and the Government Land Office in the enforcement of laws; third, the jealousy of Gili Terawangan natives as cultivators; fourth, less responsibility employers (who acquire cultivating right); fifth, the absence of law protection for Gili Terawangan natives; sixth, the arrogant attitude of law enforcement officers. The comprehensive and final resolution to the conflicts of land use could only be achieved if: (i) the people, who already control and use or manage the land from time to time, are provided certainty on managing and optimizing the land based on the principles of welfare, justice, equity, efficiency and sustainability; (ii) the selection and determination of the companies that will be granted the right to cultivate (HGU) and the right to build (HGB) should be conducted based on the transparent principle. In this respect, the government could establish an independent team that involves all components of society and higher education.Key words: land dispute, tourism area, agrarian law.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Ani Yunita

Efforts to increase public awareness of the law are not only carried out on legal development but also on economic development, given the condition of Indonesia's economy leading to complex social problems. Referring to the above issue, the understanding towards the Indonesian people is necessary  to carry out economic development in accordance with the objectives of Indonesia's economic development to increase the welfare of the community. The article aimed to investigate the efforts to increase public legal awareness in supporting legal development and economic development in order to realize welfare. The method in this research was normative juridical by using descriptive qualitative analysis. In relation, secondary data were obtained from primary legal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. The results proved that increasing public legal awareness in legal and economic development should be conducted by the government and all parties involved. Hence the government and law enforcement officers can proceed through counseling, legal information, assistance and guidance so that people understand the importance of legal and economic development in order to realize order, certainty, justice and community welfare.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Bing Yusuf

The development of information and electronic technology every time becomes faster, supported by the great curiosity of humans to make information technology and electronics as daily consumption. Technology penetrated into the business world pampering the community with ease of accessibility through ecommerce systems. People enjoy buying and selling facilities through e-commerce, but most people forget that every thing has a positive and negative side. The majority of people enjoy the convenience and convenience of e-commerce to access and obtain the desired items, but not a few community members have become victims of e-commerce transactions. The government acting as a regulator has issued a lot of laws and regulations, but until now all forms of injustice, fraud, and even crime through ecommerce buying and selling have not been completely blocked. Institutions established specifically to defend disadvantaged consumers also do not yet have adequate specifications to protect disadvantaged consumers through e-commerce buying and selling. The capabilities and facilities possessed by law enforcement officers are still limited, there are still many perpetrators of injustice, fraud and crime in buying and selling e-commerce that are still moving and operating freely. Based on the reality of e-commerce buying and selling formulated a problem regarding how legal protection is actually for consumers in buying and selling e-commerce? What obstacles are faced by consumers to get legal protection in buying and selling e-commerce? How is the legal effort made by consumers who are disadvantaged in buying and selling ecommerce? Using positive law analyzed with reality that occurs in the community it can be concluded that e-commerce buying and selling is arguably a new thing so that it demands for the whole legal system and legal subjects to adapt to technological developments and the progress of civilization


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aknolt Kristian Pakpahan ◽  
Albert Triwibowo ◽  
Raden Roro Mirna Astari Magetsari

<p><em>The problem of corruption is strongly rooted in Indonesia and became a problematic issue for Indonesia. Corruption that is also done by law enforcement officers is believed to have undermined the authority of the government not only in domestic but also in international scale. Systemic impact of corruption touches not only the economy sector as a strong pillar of the country's development but also touches the human spirit as part of the national development process. To overcome the problem of corruption, there must be a strong political will from the government that can be implemented in government policy such as promoting exemplary conduct and modest lifestyle, signing the integrity pact, creating an effective punishment, promoting a clear division and synergy among government agencies, establishing the one roof administration in the long run, and introducing an anti-corruption education early on.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> corruption, problems of fighting corruption, and political will.</em></p>


2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Keiko Ikeda

Dr. Elizabeth Stokoe is one of Europe’s foremost authorities on identity-in-interaction. Although her work does not focus on foreign language learning contexts per se, many scholars and students of identity in Japan are familiar with her 2006 book Discourse and Identity, co-authored with Dr. Bethan Benwell, and her qualitative yet strongly empirical approach to documenting identity-in-interaction through Conversation Analysis (CA) and Membership Categorization Analysis (MCA). Dr. Stokoe is Professor of Social Interaction in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University. She was interviewed by Keiko Ikeda


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Nindya Putri Edytya ◽  
Annisa Annisa

White Collar Crime or Corruption is no longer a foreign matter in the government of the State of Indonesia. Like a culture that is rooted and continues to evolve, the problem of corruption in Indonesia has not yet found a bright spot, all the resources and efforts continue to be deployed to eradicate the already chronic disease in the body of this country. In 2018, the International Transparency Organization launched data on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Based on these data, Indonesia was ranked 89th with a score of 38. The government is well aware that this problem is no longer an ordinary problem, but has become an entrenched culture even to the line of life of the Indonesian people, this certainly requires us to work harder to eradicate this disease to its roots. Based on this, the author argues that in an effort to solve the problem of corruption is not enough if we only rely on law enforcement officers. There is another aspect that the writer values ​​are very important in fighting this problem, that aspect is education. Eradication of corruption in the aspect of education can be applied as a preventive step, namely by instilling the value of honesty and justice in the souls of students. Based on this, the author took the initiative to conduct a research with a sociological juridical approach in the city of Semarang, Central Java.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1179
Author(s):  
Stefany Ismantara ◽  
Raden Ajeng Diah Puspa Sari ◽  
Cecilia Elvira ◽  
Rahaditya Rahaditya

Corruption is the abuse of power for private gain that dangers various aspects in a country. Recently, corruption case that eroded the moral legitimacy of law enforcement officers had been revealed. The purpose of this article is to evaluate law enforcement against corruption by public officials in Indonesia as well as measures to overcome its problems effectively. The methodology used in this research is normative legal research which focused on secondary data approach. The injustice that includes weak sentencing regarding the bribery case of Pinangki Sirna Malasari had caught the public's attention for the lack of impactful sentencing. This injustice makes more potential corruptors who are ignorant of the law. Indonesia’s law enforcement agencies are considered to have high tolerance for corruption cases, and this principle of conditional justice has become common knowledge for the people. Corruption has the potential to destroy the nation’s morale, hinder economic development, and trigger anarchism. The government and society must synergize in instilling an anti-corruption mindset towards themselves and the younger generation. Surveillance towards government institutions must be strengthened with public participation. Intervention of president as the highest authority is needed when there’s injustice under his realm of authority. Formulation of a supporting legislation and establishment of anti-corruption institutions in every government or state agencies are needed. In order to create a government that is free of corruption, realization of anti-corruption law in Indonesia had to be done seriously. Korupsi adalah penyalahgunaan kekuasaan untuk kepentingan pribadi yang membahayakan berbagai aspek kehidupan. Belum lama ini, terkuak kasus korupsi yang mengikis legitimasi moral aparat penegak hukum. Karya tulis ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji bagaimana penegakan hukum terhadap tindak pidana korupsi oleh oknum pejabat publik di Indonesia, serta langkah-langkah pemberantasan korupsi secara efektif. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penyusunan artikel ini adalah metode penelitian hukum normatif yang berfokus pengumpulan data sekunder. Ketidakadilan tuntutan hukum akan kasus penyuapan Pinangki Sirna Malasari menyita perhatian publik karena tuntutan pidana yang kurang memadai terlepas dari pelanggaran kode etik yang dilakukan sebagai aparat penegak hukum negara.. Jika ketidakadilan ini terus terjadi, akan muncul banyak koruptor potensial bebal hukum yang menjadi awal bagi kehancuran negara. Apabila implementasi penegakan hukum tidak maksimal, maka nilai dari hukum tersebut akan berkurang. Lembaga penegakan hukum di Indonesia dinilai memiliki toleransi yang tinggi terhadap kasus korupsi, dan prinsip keadilan bersyarat ini sudah menjadi pengetahuan umum bagi rakyat. Korupsi dapat menghancurkan moral bangsa, menghambat pembangunan ekonomi, serta memicu anarkisme. Pemerintah dan masyarakat harus bersinergi dalam menanamkan pola pikir anti korupsi terhadap diri sendiri dan para generasi muda. Transparansi dan pengawasan terhadap lembaga-lembaga pemerintahan harus diperkuat dengan adanya partisipasi masyarakat. Presiden sebagai pemegang kekuasaan tertinggi wajib turun tangan ketika terdapat ketidakadilan yang terjadi di bawah rumpunnya. Dibutuhkan perumusan legislasi yang mendukung dan pembuatan lembaga pemberantas korupsi di setiap badan penyelenggara negara. Demi mengusahakan suatu pemerintahan yang bersih dari korupsi, penegakan hukum atas tindak pidana korupsi di Indonesia harus direalisasikan dengan sungguh-sungguh.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Luh Sri Widi Artini ◽  
Putu Bagus Sabda Pramesti

A child who commits a legal offence is a special concern from the state. Diversi is the application of versioning is an effort from the government to protect the child from negative stigmatization and based on the best needs and interests for children, by seeking a version through the approach of Restorative justice. This research aims to determine how the implementation is versioned as a child's human rights implementation and what constraints are faced by related parties in the running of versioning. This research uses a qualitative method of research approach with a literature study technique that is further analyzed qualitatively. Children are trusting and give that must be guarded because the child is the hope of the state as a nation's successor so that children should be protected. The results of this study show that versioning is one of the government's efforts to protect the child's rights from adverse influences and the stigmatization of the community and is done for the best interest of the child. Obstacles faced in the form of lack of the presence and the existence of a sectoral ego between the law enforcement officers so that the version has not run optimally and the need to socialize about the law of the Child criminal system Community.


Yustitia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-107
Author(s):  
Sugianto Sugianto

“Nawacita” and Constitutional Law needs to be a legal approach to make improvements to the legal system, in order to encourage enforcement of the law with justice, then at least have to involve three pillars consisting of: (1) the substantive law (legal substance), which include legislative reform; (2) legal structure (law structure), including human resources law-enforcement officers (human resource), entered in it anyway coordination among law enforcement officers; and (3) the legal culture (legal culture), both culture and public law enforcement officers or citizens in general. Then, constitutional law and can be answered correctly, can be practiced within their Constitutional Act and may be unenforceable government in running the government. The key factor to keep in mind, eliminating egosektoral government agencies. Do not stop until the Act, a similar effort was also made to the laws which are in the executive area, such as government regulations, a presidential decree and ministerial regulation


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-228
Author(s):  
Munandar Munandar

Menurut pasal 66 Qanun Aceh Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Hukum Jinayah (Qanun Jinayah) menerangkan apabila anak yang belum mencapai umur 18 (delapan belas) tahun melakukan atau diduga melakukan Jarimah, maka terhadap anak tersebut dilakukan pemeriksaan berpedoman kepada Peraturan perundang-undangan mengenai Peradilan Pidana Anak (Pasal 67 ayat (1) qanun nomor 6 tahun 2014). Hasil penelitian menunjukan kendala pelaksanaan pemidanaan anak sebagai pelaku jinayah yaitu karena Faktor perundang-undangan, Faktor Aparatur, Faktor sarana prasarana, Faktor Masyarakat, seperti belum adanya penyidik anak yang bersertifikasi, dan aturan proses pelaksanaan eksekusi terhadap Anak belum ada, sehingga Anak sebagai pelaku dalam Qanun Jinayat sama dengan proses penanganan perkara terhadap orang dewasa yang membedakan hanya mengenai pemidanaannya dan tata cara pelaksanaan 'Uqubat terhadap anak yang tidak diatur dalam peraturan perundang-undangan mengenai sistem peradilan anak diatur dalam Peraturan Gubernur sehingga menjadi kendala tersendiri dalam penyelesaian perkara anak yang melakukan tindak pidana yang diatur dalam Qanun. Disarankan agar Pemerintah Aceh segera membentuk dan mengundangkan Peraturan Gubernur sebagai aturan pelaksana dalam pelaksanaan eksekusi terhadap Anak yang melakukan pidana sebagaimana diatur dalam Qanun Aceh Nomor 6 tahun 2004 Tentang Hukum Jinayat. Dan diharapkan pula hakim sebagai pemutus perkara mampu memberikan rasa keadilan bagi masyarakat.Acoording to Article 66 of Qanun Aceh Number 6, 2014 regarding Islamic Criminal Law states that if a child under the age of 18 (eighteen) years committing a crime or allegedly committing Islamic criminal law, then the child shall be subjected to a Juvenile Justice statutes, Article 67 Paragraph (1) Qanun Number 6, 2014. The research shows that a child as a perpetrator in Qanun Jinayat is similar to the trial process of the cases against adults but in terms of punishments and the procedure of implementing punishments on the procedure of implementation of punishment for children as the perpetrators of criminal acts regulated in Qanun becomes its own constraint in settling the case of juvenile committing crime in Qanun. It is recommended that The Government of Aceh should immediately establish and enact the Governor Regulation as the implementing rule in executing the execution process of the youth offenders as stipulated in Qanun Aceh Number 6, 2004 on Islamic Criminal Law committed by a child by not ignoring the principles of child protection as a child and a victim. For law enforcement officers including judges are expected to have legal psychological knowledge that can sustain deep analysis and legal considerations in imprisonment or custody. And it is also expected that a judge as a decision maker might provide a sense of justice for the community.


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