Turkey Tale

This comic was first found in the Life Next Door zine, edited and created by Karine Rupp-Stanko. It is based on a true story.

When we think of law as science

A comic. I don’t like philosophy but I may have waded into the territory of legal philosophy here…

Text says, “Growing up in an age of science and math, we get accustomed to, and rely upon RULES and LOGIC!” Illustration shows a woman with blonde hair, next to a dog. Above the dog is an apple, with dotted lines going down to the dog’s heat. The woman is pointing to the apple, saying “That’s going -9.8 m/s squared, even if I don’t believe in gravity.”

The illustration shows a blonde woman pointing at a circle that has a face, and is sitting on the grown. She is thinking, “The circumference of this emoji is 2 times pi times r. Always.”

The text says, “It’s natural, then, to think that laws are always rules of logic of the same kind as science and math.” The girl is sitting, reading from a propped up book. She is thinking, “So if the Supreme Court concluded this here, in this analogous situation, they have to come to the same conclusion!”

The text says, “Of course, laws do have some logic and the rule of law can work.” Below is an illustration of a no speeding sign, then a car that is caught speeding, then a ticket that is issued.

Text at the top says, “But there are always humans involved in this set of rules, how they are used and understood. Illustration shows a man saying, “Well from my perspective, you violated that law.” The woman is saying, “That view is incorrect because…”

The text at the top says, “And that means the meaning of the law is left to whoever doesn’t have their decisions reviewed, instead of whatever is the most inherently logical.” The illustration below shows the Supreme Court, with three members as ghosts. The text bubbles from the Court are saying, “We no longer need that part of the Voting Rights Act!” And “Abortion is no longer a right!”

I don't think I'm a morning person...

A comic.

The text says, “It seems like all the things productive people should do, are supposed to happen in the morning.” Illustration shows a woman in bed, with her alarm going off and the sun coming up.

The text says, “That’s great an all, but is it realistic to do some sit-ups, make the bedding, do some yoga, write morning pages, write in a dream journal (the moment you wake up), read the paper…” Below each of these items is a drawing of the blonde girl doing each of these things.

The text says, “go for a run, take a shower, do a habitual one-hour art practice, get ready, drink orange juice, eat a health breakfast EVERY morning AND get at least 8 hours o sleep?” Below each of these items in the list is a small illustration representing it.

The text says, “especially as long as this is my favorite button.” The illustration shows a hand hitting the “snooze” button on their cell phone, which is beeping.