When justice becomes 'brutal'

Clair 2022-03-20 09:01:19

——The feeling
of watching the movie "Law Abiding Citizen" / Chen'er
When justice is reluctantly put on a "cruel" mask and exists openly, many tragedies that could have been avoided are performed one after another. The law cannot give justice to the soul, so we can only seek this kind of "justice" that can be comforted by our own weak strength. Even if the method adopted is so brutal and so devoid of people's hearts.

I watched the American movie "Law Abiding Citizen" in the afternoon of the weekend, and I sighed infinitely. Clyde could have had a happy life with a beautiful wife and lovely daughter. But he lost everything when two thugs broke into his home and raped and murdered his wife and daughter without getting the punishment they deserved under the laws of the United States. Including the most important "conscience" of human nature, he used his profession for ten years to create a perfect revenge plan. He wants to use his power to avenge those vicious thugs and the entire government and American law wearing the mask of "justice". But how can the strength of an individual overcome the impregnable laws of the whole country, so in the end, he failed, and at the last minute, the whole plan and the entire "confrontation" of his life were destroyed. The raging fire at the end of the film seems to herald Clyde's inner anger. Burning so vigorously, but burning so helplessly. . .

Clyde is guilty of "justice" law, and he is also a thug. He hurt innocent people to achieve his purpose. As for "human feelings", he is worthy of sympathy, and even a role like him is worthy of reflection. People are not born to be "thugs". When they can't get the balance of their minds in the social environment, they don't get the recognition they deserve, and they despair of things that were originally trustworthy, they will do the ultimate "bad things". To a certain extent, this kind of "repressing violence with violence" is worthy of reflection by anyone, including the superior "judiciary system" and the superior "national civil servants".

No matter who they are, they should pay the corresponding price and shoulder the corresponding responsibility for whatever they do. Even if you think that no one knows, don't forget "people are doing, God is watching". In the movie, the lawyer Nicole did something that the client Clyde hated for a lifetime because of the "legal" procedure and of course he wanted to improve his "win rate". So later he was constantly threatened and feared. Nico is not the villain, in the whole movie, he is the representative of the positive "judicial system". In terms of "human affection", he is also helpless. So when his subordinates asked him if he should reflect on doing so, he began to understand. When he chatted with his boss, he also revealed that he seemed to understand Clyde's behavior. It's just that it's too late, and all persuasion is useless when the heart of hatred is endlessly "perverted". In the end, Nicole had to "violate" the legal process to end Clyde. This approach brings back the theme of the film, the law is just but also "cruel and ruthless".

The recent news is about the violence on campus. In an era of panic, the state has issued policies, and each school is equipped with "security guards" to prevent the recurrence of violent incidents. This is worth cheering, the country is thinking about safety for the people and the flowers of the country. Can such an approach prevent violence from happening? Can we put an end to the revenge of "perverted" people in society? Is it feasible to have security guards in the long run? Is it feasible to treat the symptoms but not the root cause in the long run? Why do these phenomena occur, and why do "perverted" people appear? If everything is fair in this society, if the law can be "excusable" within its inherent procedures, if those "national civil servants" with heavy responsibilities are upright and honest and serve the common people sincerely, if everyone If you can do things for the people with a clear conscience and don't go sideways without taking money from the people and the people are equal, then there may still be "perverted" people in the society?

When I was young, I couldn't understand some social phenomena. My father once said to me, "If you can't change, just adapt, because your little power cannot change the whole society, as long as you have a clear conscience." . . When I heard about these school violence incidents recently, my heart was aching. When I learned that these "perverts" were sentenced to death, my heart was happy at the same time. I wish I was a super "psychological instructor" who could cure all the mentally ill people in the world. I also hope that I am an almighty "Superman" who can save all the people in the world who are out of balance. But I can't, I'm just a little common man, all I have is a little power of prayer. I just hope that those who see my article's psychological "unbalance" can see my father's words: If you can't change, just adapt. . . I also hope that those who are "high above the ground" can feel their conscience and "serve the people" when they see my "little prayer". . .

May the soul be at peace. . .

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Law Abiding Citizen quotes

  • Clyde Shelton: [Surprised to see Nick in his cell] I wasn't expecting company. Yeah, I would have -- I would have cleaned up a little.

    Nick Rice: Never seen anybody tunnel into prison before. And the solitary confinement? That was clever.

    Clyde Shelton: Well, that's how winners play. We "convince" the other guy that he's making all the right moves. So, did you ever catch my accomplice?

    Nick Rice: Yeah, I did. It's the end of the road for you now. You played us, Clyde. You played us real good.

    Clyde Shelton: Thank you. You know, I'm glad you finally get to appreciate some of the effort that I put into all of this.

    Nick Rice: Well, you set out to make a point, Clyde. You made it.

    Clyde Shelton: No, people still don't get it. They don't appreciate what I'm trying to say, Nick, but they will soon enough.

    Nick Rice: A man I cared about once told me that we can't retract the decisions that we've made, we can only affect the decisions we're going to make from here.

    Clyde Shelton: Are you trying to save me now, Nick?

    Nick Rice: I'm giving you a way out. Big difference. Stand up for those principles you've been preaching. See, we're all held accountable, Clyde. That includes you. Why don't we do the right thing here?

    Clyde Shelton: I'm doing the right thing, Nick. You just have to see it that way.

    Nick Rice: By murdering all those people, all you're doing is destroying the memory of your daughter and causing the same pain that you're suffering from.

    Clyde Shelton: So what do you suggest, Nick? Make another deal? One final offer? Is that what it is?

    Nick Rice: I don't make deals with murderers anymore, Clyde. You taught me that.

    Clyde Shelton: [scoffs] Finally. Well done. Bravo. Maybe I wasn't such a bad teacher after all.

    Nick Rice: If you go through with this, Clyde, it's a decision you'll have to live with for the rest of your life.

  • Nick Rice: [Tasting his daughter's French toast] It's very good, you cook better than your mother.

    Kelly Rice: [Upon entering the kitchen from another room] I heard that! Are you going to our daughter's recital this afternoon?

    Nick Rice: I thought you were going to order the DVD.

    Kelly Rice: That's not the same.

    Denise Rice: [to Kelly] It's okay, I know Dad's got to work.

    Nick Rice: That's right! Dad's got to work. And what does Dad do during the day?

    Denise Rice: Lock up bad guys!

    Nick Rice: And why does he do that?

    Denise Rice: To keep us safe.