Chapter
When Harm is Done: Panic, scandal and blame1
Abstract
On Tuesday, May 29, 2007 a worker employed by VirCom EMS disconnected the electricity supply to the home of the Muliagas, a Samoan family living in the Mangere district of south Auckland, New Zealand. VirCom EMS was acting as a subcontractor for Mercury Energy, an electricity supply company, which had authorized the disconnection because the Muliagas were in arrears in the payment of their electricity bill, and the overall amount owing had been …
Authors
Knight G; Roper J
Book title
Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety
Pagination
pp. 208-223
Publication Date
January 1, 2012
DOI
10.4324/9780203869727-21