Ascribing crime to passion deflects questions about modern society

Evidence

As long as one can ascribe crimes to the passions of their perpetrators, crime may be condemned without awkward questions about the nature of modern life being asked. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 377 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Blame placed on passion lets modernity avoid interrogating its own nature — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 377

Broader Connections

• Blame placed on passion lets modernity avoid interrogating its own nature #corroborates (0.97) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 377