The Law and Desire

Lacan: Law and desire are structured atop lack, a kind of emptiness. In the case of legislation, this is the reason why you have a judicial branch. Lacan: It's criminality that would have to be invented in order to sustain the cops. The cops need the infraction. Their whole apparatus is based on infraction. And notice how this works too, because one of the easiest ways to experience Jewish songs.