Criminal's rights

Shana 2021-12-10 08:01:26

What kind of power and value does a death row prisoner have? In addition to learning lessons from him and useful organs (Zhongte), "Death Rowing" has many religious things, for people like me who have no faith and have never read the Bible. It's a bit difficult to understand. Many foreign films have religious content, which is a big obstacle for us to watch movies. For example, Catholicism is against homosexuality ("God Bless Bobby"). Among the Ten Commandments, you cannot kill. Since you cannot kill, does the death penalty have any value? So before the execution, Sean Penn confessed to the victim's family and observers: No matter who it is, it is wrong to kill, whether it is me, you or the government. This is not a question about the abolition of the death penalty, but a question of how to redeem the sinner, whether a murderer and rapist can and is worthy of forgiveness. Sister Helen physically demonstrated the power of forgiveness. In the end, the criminal never confessed to confession, and found the comfort of love. In the end, he did not die with cursing and hatred. We felt the power of faith (God).
It is true that these murders did not happen to us, there may only be feelings of anger, and there is no such kind of pain on the skin. We can only empathize with ourselves through imagination. The movie talks about a person who firmly opposes the death penalty. After touching the corpse with his hands, he immediately joined the team that agrees with the death penalty. To make a digression, it is related to the murder. When the landlord was slaughtered back then, all the people in the countryside came out to watch and applaud. But those ignorant peasant uncles did not realize that if you wipe out the landlord today, you will be in danger in the future. The reason is very simple: you destroy order, and order will in turn destroy you. Revolutionaries do not respect the lives of landlords, neither do they respect the lives of peasants. Chen Yinke said that "Chinese people are deceitful and foolish", which makes sense.

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Dead Man Walking quotes

  • Matthew Poncelet: I was just fucking chicken.

  • Prison guard: Do you have any last words, Poncelet?

    Matthew Poncelet: Yes, I do.

    [pauses]

    Matthew Poncelet: Mr. Delacroix, I don't wanna leave this world with any hate in my heart. I ask your forgiveness for what I done. It was a terrible thing I done, taking your son away from you.

    Clyde Percy: [Softly to his wife] How about us?

    Matthew Poncelet: Mr. and Mrs. Percy, I hope my death gives you some relief.