KING'S WOMEN IN LAW

The law promises equal justice, yet its grammar remains stubbornly monocular. When a Black woman stands before a judge, is she seen as Black? As a woman? Or is she – like the plaintiffs Kimberle Crenshaw first wrote about in 1989 – visible only as one or the other, and never both at once? ¹ Courts often operate within what critical race theorists call a “majoritarian” mindset composed of a bundle of presuppositions that render certain identities and experiences invisible. ²

In August 1973, Erik Olsson, a renowned criminal, tried to rob a bank. However, he ended up with hostages, blocked for five days with no way out. When the police finally broke the captives free, the most peculiar thing happened: the prisoners hugged the criminals and begged the police to treat them nicely. Nils Bejerot, a Swedish psychiatrist, observed and established what would soon be known as the Stockholm (or Norrmalmstorg) syndrome. While this event was mildly publicized

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