It can be said that this judicial system destroyed two families, and because of this judicial system, two families were saved.
Throughout the whole film, Kenny's criminal record and the experience of illegally breaking into the victim's home as a child will make people have preconceived ideas, even if the testimony of the witnesses does not prove him guilty, without finding another. Before the bigger one, the jury and the police handling the case would regard Kenny as a prisoner, although it is human nature, but first of all, it violated the "presumption of innocence" principle of the European and American judicial systems.
As early as the Enlightenment period in 1764, when Italian criminal jurist Beccaria proposed the initial concept of the presumption of innocence, it was precisely because of the severe torture and presumption of guilt in the judicial system at that time. And not from the perspective of judicial justice, even from the perspective of human rights, the presumption of innocence is a principle superior to the presumption of innocence.
At first glance, the law seems to be a political form of restricting people, but on the contrary, without the protection of our personal rights and interests by the law, and without the restraint of the law against behaviors that disrupt social order, how can we be free? In other words, the law exists precisely for freedom. Therefore, the female police officer in the film subjectively believes that Kenny is guilty and threatens the witnesses to testify in favor of the prosecution without the premise of exact witnesses , but also a desecration of the entire American judicial system. For me, this kind of person who does not know how to respect human rights and the dignity of the law is not worthy of wearing that uniform and becoming a law enforcement officer to protect public safety.
As mentioned in the previous article, this judicial system has destroyed two originally happy families because there is no independent agency in Massachusetts to monitor the impartiality of law enforcement by law enforcement agencies, and the DA (District Attorney, every state in the United States) is responsible for maintaining local justice. The establishment of a person is also elected by election and is independent of the election of the administrator of the administrative agency), and there is no higher-level department or agency to supervise and supervise its work. Human nature is selfish, because the female police officer attaches great importance to face, protects his reputation, and because of the image protection of the newly-appointed DA, the innocent Kenny is thrown into prison, and his hope of seeing the light of life has been politically charged again and again. obscured by haze.
Fortunately, fortunately, behind our innocent there is a sister who has been supporting him. After Matty obtained his lawyer's license, he took advantage of the loopholes in the broken Massachusetts judicial system to rescue his blood relatives and share the sunshine. Originally, it was stipulated that the physical evidence of a convicted case should be destroyed ten years after the case was closed, but it was retrieved under the stalking of Matty, successfully passed the DNA test, and firmly grasped the key to release Kenny. It's a bug, and it's luck to matty.
After watching the film, perhaps many people were moved by Matty's persistence and regretted Matty's stubbornness. As Matty's youngest son said, how many people would give up their lives just to save their loved ones? But I want to say that it seems that matty sacrificed her originally reunited family, lost the time to pursue her dreams, and even lost her 16 years of life, but she is still the biggest winner. For her, brother kenny is her home, her childhood, and the most indispensable part of her life. You see, in the end, aren't they still laughing and cursing like they did when they were children, and talking to each other in the morning sun? Fulfilling one's own attachments, for oneself, and for others, are actions that reflect the meaning of life.
After coming out of the court, the two brothers and sisters returned to 16 years ago, bathed in the brilliance of the setting sun. That golden light must symbolize a more perfect future for the judicial system, and it symbolizes the thousands of legal workers who are behind the grievances for those who have been wronged.
In the end, kenny packed his clothes and walked out of the prison. He didn't have the ecstasy when he first learned that he had the opportunity to be released. His ecstasy, excitement and distrust of the judicial and law enforcement agencies all melted into a hunchback. Head down and walk slowly forward in silence. Good things take a lot of time, good things take a lot of time, as Zhou Enlai said, when people walk with their heads up, they go downhill, and those who bend their waists and head down are uphill.
2014.11.28 Guangzhou Chigang
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