I Am the Law
How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future
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Narrated by:
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Keval Shah
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By:
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Michael Molcher
About this listen
He is the law—and you better believe it!
Judge, jury, and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of 2000 AD in 1977.
But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarized policing and "law and order" politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humor acting as a prophetic warning about our world today—and with important lessons for our future.
Blending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, I Am The Law takes key Dredd stories from the last forty-five years and demonstrates how they provide a unique wake up call about our gradual, and not so gradual, slide towards authoritarian policing.
From the politicization of policing to "zero tolerance," from violent suppression of protest to the rise of the surveillance state, I Am The Law examines how a comic book warned us about the chilling endgame of today's "law and order" politics.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- auspices
- 27-06-24
Fantastic insights into our slide into a police state
Perfect for a fan of 2000AD who was confused by the political stance of the comic as a kid and learning to understand the satire and how it relates to police abolition and the view of society as consumers. Narrator is clear and methodical but literally mispronounced half people’s names, places and political ideas incorrectly, no idea where the quality control on this is
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- matthew watson
- 10-12-24
Bad narrator
Whatever transatlantic accent this guy is doing is really distracting. Good content but the mispronunciation of quite obvious names is infuriating.
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