{"product_id":"book-i85l","title":"I Am the Law","description":"He is the law—and you better believe it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudge, 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 \u003ci\u003e2000 AD\u003c\/i\u003e in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, \u003ci\u003eI Am The Law\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the politicization of policing to \"zero tolerance,\" from violent suppression of protest to the rise of the surveillance state, \u003ci\u003eI Am The Law\u003c\/i\u003e examines how a comic book warned us about the chilling endgame of today's \"law and order\" politics.","brand":"Highbridge Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351557447984,"sku":"BDi85l","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49351557480752,"sku":"ZEi85l","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49351557546288,"sku":"ZMi85l","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i85l-cover.jpg?v=1765878928","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i85l","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}