You came here for the last fight, but you picked the wrong place

Eveline 2022-04-23 07:03:47

Doctor Death, Jack (played by Al Pacino), a stubborn, stubborn old man who works alone, with the obsession in his heart that people who are devastated by illness can have the right to choose death, and the right to choose the end is supported by the law and protection. Since his sixtieth year, the first incident of assisted suicide was his declaration of war on the world and religion, and he helped 56 patients one after another. Patients are suffering from incurable diseases, not only the patients themselves suffer, but also the family members bear the pain of the patients. From the appearance of the first patient, the media reports and the relentless prosecution of prosecutors pushed Jack to the forefront, and Jack appeared on the cover of TIME and became a momentary man. After more than 50 lawsuits, he could not be convicted on the charge of assisted suicide. Jack won the lawsuit. However, Jack hopes that this understanding can be conveyed to everyone. My old classmate commented that this person is a bit arrogant. Jack did something extraordinary. He recorded a video of the patient's death by hand-delivering medicine with the patient's permission, and broadcast it on national radio, which led to another prosecution by the prosecutor. This time the prosecutor changed his strategy. , charged with murder. Jack, who thought he stood in the perspective of understanding people, achieved a way of understanding, but the murder did not allow the family of the deceased to testify in court, so Jack was found guilty and imprisoned for 10 years, the Supreme Court will no longer accept such lawsuits .

Here is a passage from the translation of the movie, which is very eye-catching!

The Supreme Court Justice's final summary (a relatively complete summary statement): You came here to fight for the last time, but you chose the wrong place. Our country can accommodate the opinions of a hundred schools of thought, because we are civilized and non-violent. We have a set of methods and means to denounce laws that go against people's hearts. You can criticize the law, denounce the law, complain to the media or petition the voters, but you can never go beyond the boundaries of the law, you can't touch the law. Touching the red line of the law, or playing the law in the palm of your hand, no one will ignore the intense debate and mood swings caused by the end of life and pain control, and I think this debate will continue after this trial is over. Continue in a calm and sensible manner, and your actions have faded from public memory, but this trial is not against this polemic, but against you, sir. You have flouted and challenged the authority of the law and the Supreme Court. In addition, you have disregarded your own professional ethics. This trial is for disregarding the law. You disregard a society that exists and thrives by the power of the law. The law is supreme. You have the guts to show the world everything you say and do on a national TV show, and the law will punish you. You have publicly stated your intentions many times, trying to use this as an excuse to flout the law. Because of this, This court sentenced you to a maximum sentence of ten to twenty-five years.

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You Don't Know Jack quotes

  • Jack Kevorkian: It's emotionalism. You know, when heart transplants first started... there was the same prevalent feeling, I mean, even among doctors... that it was wrong, it was contrary to God's will, contrary to nature. Isn't it ghoulish to rip a person's chest open and take out a heart? Or a bypass operation? Ether is the same thing. You have ether, been around for centuries, it wasn't used. Not till 1846. It was discovered in 1543... and before that, everybody was being operated on while they were awake. Surgeons were cutting them open while they were awake. Did you know that, Geoff?

    Geoffery Fieger: No.

    Jack Kevorkian: On, yes. And you know why it was banned? Because of religious dogma. Because of the foolish notion... that there's a God Almighty who wills us to suffer.

  • Judge Cooper: You invited yourself here to make a final stand.

    Judge Cooper: You invited yourself to the wrong forum.

    Judge Cooper: Our nation tolerates differences of opinions, because we have a civilized and non-violent way of resolving our conflicts.

    Judge Cooper: We have the means and methods to protest laws with which we disagree.

    Judge Cooper: You can criticize the law, lecture about the law, speak to the media or petition voters.

    Judge Cooper: But you must always stay within the limits provided by the law. You may not break the law, or take the law into your own hands.

    Judge Cooper: No one's unmindful of the controversy and emotion that exists over end-of-life issues and pain control.

    Judge Cooper: I assume the debate will continue in a calm and reasoned forum long after this trial and your activities have faded from the public memory.

    Judge Cooper: But this trial was not about that controversy.

    Judge Cooper: This trial was about you, sir.

    Judge Cooper: You've ignored and challenged the legislature and the supreme court.

    Judge Cooper: Moreover, you've defied your own medical profession.

    Judge Cooper: This trial was about lawlessness, about your disregard for a society that exists and flourishes because of the strength of our legal system.

    Judge Cooper: No one is above the law.

    Judge Cooper: You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did, and dare the legal system to stop you.

    Judge Cooper: You publicly and repeatedly announced your intentions to disregard the laws of Michigan.

    Judge Cooper: Because of this, I am imposing the maximum sentence of 10 to 25 years.

    Judge Cooper: You may now, sir, consider yourself stopped.