John Quincy Lockdown

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John Quincy can be classified as primary deviance since he never killed or hurt anyone. He only caused this lockdown because his son had been dying and desperate times had called for desperate measure. John was a struggling hard worker father and husband. He lived by each paycheck he received, with his son Michael and wife who worked at a super market and barely made minimum wage. Everything seemed to be a normal, John taking his son to school everyday, attending the regular Sunday little league baseball games. Until on tragic morning, the family was out for another one of Michael’s games when he collapsed on the field. His son ended up needed a heart transplant and the family did not have enough money for the surgery, no matter how much John …show more content…

In the beginning of the movie, it showed his car being towed since he did not have enough money to pay the bank. The car being taken away, should his family was in poverty and barely made ends meet. Even though both parents worked their jobs none of this was enough to live comfortably. There debt created tension in the family, because the mother now had no car to travel to work. She yelled at John in the opening scenes, stressing John out telling he better fix it. The second example had been when John’s son had first fallen ill and the parents found out that their son needed a heart transplant. This had hocked and confused on what the couple should do to cover such an expensive treatment. John ended up selling many of their precious and valuable items to cover the cost of the surgery. Ultimately, this was still not enough or even close to the cost of undergoing the operation. John was still frustrated and lost even more hope when he found out his insurance was not able to cover the …show more content…

He knew that holding people hostage would get him in deep trouble with the law, he still decided to go through with it because he son’s health means everything to him. At the end of the movie, John had almost taken away his own life just so his son can live. The action of deviance was only committed because of the strong love and bond John has for his son. He knew that creating a ruckus was the only way to get the media to open their eyes and realize that his son needed a heart transplant. 4.) There were two overall messages in this film, the first is that deviant acts are done by many factors in a person’s life or community. The second was the importance of everyone in The United States having the health care insurance, to be able to receive the necessary surges or treatments to continue living their

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