However, as a representative country of the common law system, its judicial concept of "procedure first" is often criticized. For this point, it is particularly difficult for our Chinese people to understand. The wisdom of life that "it doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, it is a good cat if it catches mice" is recognized by most Chinese people. Therefore, when we analyze the "Simpson case" in the United States, we will feel that the so-called rule of law country in the United States has many defects, which is not conducive to punishing criminals and fighting crime.
Attorney Lincoln in the film is a typical American lawyer. He is familiar with judicial procedures and is good at using legal rules to defend clients from crimes. What he can't tolerate the most is that national judicial staff use their power to frame crimes and make criminals carry trumped-up charges. He would rather let the scum in the eyes of ordinary people be exonerated. The United States follows the principle of "procedure over justice", so this defense of exculpation works; if there is even a small problem in procedure, then justice is likely not guaranteed. This is also reflected in the film. Just because one of the witnesses found by the prosecution had a criminal record of false testimony, the client was directly acquitted, and even the jury resolution was bypassed. Therefore, judicial staff in the United States are very cautious when arresting and interrogating criminal suspects.
I recommend this film because the legal concepts reflected in it are too different from those in China. The trend of the rule of law is the trend of the times. The universal legal concept that has been proven for hundreds of years should be the wealth of all mankind, and there are no national or regional characteristics. "It is better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one person go" is still a revolutionary thinking that remains in the pre-modern era. What we need to learn with humility is the modern judicial concept of "it is better to let go of a thousand people than to kill one person by mistake".
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