Don't think it is far away from you, it just stares at you silently not far away

Cheyanne 2022-08-07 23:03:42

"I am not just defending him, I am defending the law"

"When I stand in the position of my client and insist that he gets a fair trial, I am not just defending him, I am defending you, me, and everyone."

"We swear that we support and defend the Constitution"

"Will you do your best to seek justice in this world? And treat everyone with the dignity that humans are born with?"

"In my hometown, we know not to trust the police. We know that the law is corrupt. We know that the government uses fear to control us. I moved to Germany when I was a teenager. This is the first time I have experienced living in a place where people are not afraid of the police. In places where they believe the law will protect them. For me and many people in the world, the United States is like this."

We have to rely on the system to protect ourselves. Without a reliable system, anyone can become the next Mauritanian, including you!

We also need lawyers and judges who are not afraid of power, public opinion, and justice.

Don't think it is far away from you, it just stares at you silently not far away

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The Mauritanian quotes

  • Mohamedou Ould Slahi: In Arabic, the word for free and the word for forgiveness is the same word. This is how, even in here, I can be free.

  • Stuart Couch: What's been done here is reprehensible!

    Colonel Bill Seidel: I don't want to hear another word about detainee treatment. Your job is to bring charges. Let the judge decide what's admissible.

    Stuart Couch: Sir, I refuse to prosecute this case. As a Christian, as a lawyer...

    Colonel Bill Seidel: [yells] What makes you think you think you're better than the rest of us?

    Stuart Couch: I don't think I'm better than anybody else, that is the point! Now we all took an oath, to support and defend the constitution. At the very least, we are miles away from that.

    Colonel Bill Seidel: [venemously] You're a traitor.

    Stuart Couch: [taken aback] What?