FREE WILL IS NO BARGAIN: HOW MISUNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR NEGATIVELY INFLUENCES OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

The article focuses on the negative influences of misunderstanding human behavior on the criminal justice system in the U.S., and a story of the trial and execution of a pig named Wilbur for killing a child. Topics discussed include the Eight Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the criminal prosecution of animals, and the relationship between free will and the law.