"Do you understand what I'm saying, Mr. Hayden?"
"You will treat me differently when you judge?"
"right."
"If my submissions show respect and remorse?"
"right."
"Sorry, Your Honor, what is the third request?"
"short."
"Brief... If I do this, will my government look at me differently?"
"Clear?"
"Yes."
"Please start."
"Okay, Your Honor. Since this trial began, 4,752 U.S. service members have been killed in Vietnam, and below...their names..."
1960s, during the Vietnam War, the United States.
A demonstration that did involve invasion, destruction of public property and some debauchery but did not constitute a serious crime was arranged by the newly appointed Attorney General, John Mitchell, "I want everyone to respect etiquette and go back to the America where I was a child". of legal charges, and hope that the "rioters" will be punished by law in the way of "killing chickens and warning monkeys".
Dig into the real core reason, just because there are some personal disputes between the newly appointed attorney general and the former attorney general
Led by former Attorney General Ramsay Clark, the seven anti-war protesters did not constitute serious crimes. Another important point worth noting is that the investigation believes that the riot was caused by the police.
And the new officer John Mitchell is obviously a face-saving old man,
If you dare to give me your middle finger before leaving and humiliate me with a letter of resignation an hour before I am about to take office, then I will dare to fight you to the death.
If you think they are not guilty, then I will find a way to convict them the most!
If I didn't know that this happened in the office of the Supreme Justice Department of the United States, I thought it was two 6-year-olds bickering at their aunt's house.
A group of young lives threw their heads and blood outside, left their relatives and children, endured the unbearable weight of their lives, and fought for peace and justice.
Just because of a childlike hypocrisy, you may lose all your youth and even your own life.
Chicago Seven,
On the one hand, for love and peace against the meaningless but bloody Vietnam War,
On the other hand, it is for those who have sacrificed innocently to resist the authority that gave these meaningless war instructions, and can control and manipulate the lives of hundreds of millions of people for their own selfish interests.
It's worth noting that the Seven Gentlemen are not fighting against the "system" of authority, as Yippie Abby Hoffman puts it, they are targeting some "bad people" in the system
Ironically, the symbol of love and peace, whether it was Martin Luther King or Robert Kennedy, was shot tragically.
There is no problem with the system, but if the people who operate the system are bad, the consequences can be imagined.
However, under the courtroom in full view, no matter how powerful the authority is, can it cover up the light of justice?
Can.
"Bad people" doesn't mean "stupid people", let's see what the "smart people" who work for the "bad people" do.
Thirty-six Strategies - Taking advantage of the fire
Robbery: The original meaning is to rob while someone else is on fire. A metaphor for taking advantage of people's dangers for personal gain.
Bobby Seale, the black leader of the Black Panther Party, with the revolutionary purpose of "going out of the barrel of a gun", has been charged with murder.
But he actually had no direct relationship with the other seven representatives of the anti-war demonstration riots.
The purpose of the federal prosecutors is to put the "black" leaders of "violent" organizations in the crowd, so that the jury will have the impression of generalization and make it affect the outcome of the trial.
How absurd it is to put people who have nothing to do with the case in the dock to be tried together in a serious court. It's like the school punishes students who cheat in exams for copying their name a hundred times. You are only fined for being 5 minutes late for the exam.
what logic.
And how does the judge make this matter reasonable in the courtroom?
Robbery.
Bobby Seale's legal defense attorney is ill and unable to attend the trial, and the judge refuses to adjourn the trial. And your lawyer is not present, but the court can try you,
In the face of unknown charges, you want to defend, but no, your lawyer is not available.
If you want to postpone the court session with a lawyer present, no, because I have the final say.
The clever thing about this strategy is that when people are isolated and helpless, they will loot them arbitrarily, and take advantage of the danger of people to seize people, so as to ensure victory.
Thirty-six Strategies - Fake Insane
Fake insane: pretending to be stupid, but not actually crazy. Describing the appearance of being stupid, but the heart is very clear
It's hard for me to believe that the highest authority in the courtroom -- Julius Hoffman -- can't even tell the most basic names in such an important trial.
Shouting Name Offensive One:
Shouting Name Offensive II:
Shouting Name Offensive Three:
Shouting Names Offensive Four:
The clever thing about this strategy is that, if the wrong verdict is given, the direction of public opinion shifts from professionalism or responsibility to sympathy for his intelligence or nerves.
Simply put, if sentencing for his mistakes, the sentence could be switched from prison to hospital.
This old man really has two brushes...
(I have to admit I thought the judge was "dumb" during the viewing...)
Thirty-six Strategies - Borrowing a Knife to Kill
Borrowing a knife to kill: a strategy metaphor is to use someone else's hand to kill someone without appearing. Ingenious use of contradictory tactics in order to protect their own strength.
During the trial, the seven gentlemen found that two of the jurors were in favor of their position.
Before long, the families of the two jurors received threatening letters from the Black Panther Party, and the judge dismissed them on the grounds that they could no longer make a fair judgment.
In order to drive away people who are unfavorable to you, at the same time, you must leave no stigma in the name of "legitimate". This method is very clever.
The same is true in the workplace. If you don’t like your leader and hate one of your colleagues, you can deliberately ruin a plan in the name of a colleague and let the project team be blamed and suffer losses. At this time, you can report the situation to the higher-level boss, point out that the colleague is ineffective, and at the same time accuse the boss of improper employment. The boss wants to fire the two for the benefit of the company, and let you who find the problem immediately take control of the overall situation and get a promotion and salary increase. White, rich and beautiful girl..
Think beautifully.
Thirty-six Strategies - Stealing the beam and replacing the column
Stealing a beam for a column: a metaphor for secretly playing tricks, substituting false for the real, and substituting the inferior for the superior. Refers to secretly changing the essence and content of things by means of stealing, in order to achieve the purpose of cheating
In the crowd of demonstrations, the police have already arranged for people to sneak in.
Normally, it is understandable that the police conduct surveillance in the crowd to avoid illegal and criminal behavior.
But if the purpose of the police infiltrating it is to tamper with activities that are not illegal or criminal, and use it as evidence in court, then it is another matter.
For example, changing "persuade to quit" to "incite"
For example, changing "peaceful protest" to "war slogan"
The cleverness of this strategy lies in distorting the facts through words, and at the same time, through general language, describing the facts as if they are not true or not.
For example, you can say in front of your friends that a girl would rather die for herself. Your friends will definitely admire you very much. Even if the truth is that the girl said to you "If you talk to me again I will die!"
Back to the film, as Abby Hoffman said before the trial, this is not a "civil trial" or a "criminal trial", this is a "political trial" of Chang Chi Guoguo.
The conviction is not because of the trial, but a formalized trial process under the premise of having been convicted.
How does this play?
Thirty-six Strategies - Concealing the Sky
Concealing the sky and crossing the sea: hiding from the sky and smuggling across the sea. Metaphor to conceal one's true intentions with a lie or disguise, acting secretly behind the scenes
Investigations by the Criminal Division of former Attorney General Ramsay Clarke show that the riots were started by the Chicago Police Department, not the demonstrators
Including the conclusion of the Counterintelligence Division also indicated that the demonstrators were not conspiring with national security detrimental issues
This testimony almost tilted the favorable outcome of the trial in favor of the demonstrators
However, because the judge ruled that the former justice minister did not have a good personal relationship with the current justice minister, his remarks would cause political disputes, and his testimony was not allowed to be heard by the jury on the grounds that the current justice department's conclusion was "the only important thing"
When the truth is almost revealed, as long as you want, just put another layer of cloth on the stone.
The dark court is really omnipotent.
The clever thing about this is like you took the lead in a wig and a sexy dress to sneak into the girls' dormitory.
Interested to try it.
This is a trial whose outcome has been known from day one.
Through various "smart" means, it was the court that won the final victory, and seven representatives of the demonstrators were convicted in order.
But did the court really win?
The music sounded, Hayden recited every young life lost due to the war since the opening of the court, everyone stood up and applauded, the brilliance of humanity shines here...
I have been thinking, why at this last moment, I am so moved.
The court in the film is doing nothing more than one thing: as long as it is proved that the riot was instigated and initiated by the demonstrators, the demonstrators need to be punished by law.
Even if the demonstrators did not instigate and initiate, they should be charged with various methods.
And the "seven gentlemen", including the leader of the Black Panther Party, seem to just hope:
For the sake of the people, no needless wars, no innocent sacrifices.
But who is advocating and launching such a senseless war? Who is making the people suffer, but only for some personal gain?
When the people are suffering from disaster, and there are righteous people who dare to sacrifice against the unshakable power, like a tiny ant trying to trip over an elephant that is madly trampled.
This kind of spirit is really touching.
Although he loses his body, he gains a certain spirit that only human beings possess.
Of course, the film is not only for the good people, but also for those "smart people"
Trying to cover up the light of justice is actually foolishness to hide it,
because,
Whole world watching
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