tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post6215942570147637516..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Extracting the violence from rural extraction economiesLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-37647455325814604652011-02-14T13:25:51.493-08:002011-02-14T13:25:51.493-08:00This seems like a bit of a Catch 22 to me. If we ...This seems like a bit of a Catch 22 to me. If we need to improve the physical environment, how can we do that when the extraction industry is the economic lifeblood of the area? Certainly it is worthwhile to avoid activities that encourage violent behavior, but I imagine there would be a lot of resistance from the very people reform was meant to benefit. Whether validly or not, people would view it as killing the community in order to save it. I wish I had something more productive to add, but this was my initial thought.Jon di Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058747145544987632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-44105444954543477642011-02-10T20:31:30.533-08:002011-02-10T20:31:30.533-08:00Dusty, you are spot on: many studies have demonstr...Dusty, you are spot on: many studies have demonstrated and Rudy Giuliani's term as Mayor of New York showed that seemingly small changes in one's environment affect one's attitude towards crime and violence. Repairing broken windows, painting over graffiti tags, and keeping the sidewalks clean can do as much crime prevention as an hourly pass-by of a police vehicle. It is unsurprising that the degradation of both urban slums and abandoned rural mines has a profound effect on the livelihoods of the residents of these locales.Chez Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860566949925845908noreply@blogger.com