Season 1 Episode 9 Self Condemned
There is no prosecutor Colin Morrello in this episode, but there is Colin Sweeney, the wife killer. I wonder if the writers deliberately avoided two Colins from appearing in court at the same time? Ha ha
Colin Sweeney is an old face in the mother drama "The Good Wife". He is a billionaire and a deep SM lover. Billionaire + wife killer + failure to convict, this combination has made him overwhelmed by the addiction to attract attention and headlines, and he enjoys this "privilege" feeling: although notorious, he is not a " Ordinary and boring" billionaire! In this episode, the police violent law enforcement case of RBK law firm relies entirely on this perverted devil!
Diane and Adrian came to the detention center to see the victim of this police brutality case. They never expected that it was Colin Sweeney! Diane couldn't help but exclaimed, "Oh! Dear God!" The billionaire said with great emotion about how badly he was beaten by the police, which is comparable to Rodney King▼
Rodney King
Rodney King , an ordinary African-American man in the United States, was pursued by Los Angeles police for speeding one night in 1991, but he refused to stop. After being stopped by the police, four white police officers started punching and kicking him. A witness recorded the entire beating and sold it to a local TV station.
After the video was broadcast, it caused a big discussion in the United States about police violence against ethnic minorities, and people demanded punishment for beating police officers. The four police officers were acquitted after a court hearing, although they were charged with excessive use of force and lethal weapons.
This led directly to the Los Angeles Riots of 1992, also known as the Rodney King Riots. Thousands of African-Americans and Latinos in Los Angeles participated in the riot, carrying out various smashing, looting and arson. The riots lasted for four days (April 29 to May 2) and shocked the world through the media, and finally had to deploy the California National Guard and the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to suppress the rioting masses.
The federal government had to retry the case, which resulted in two police officers being jailed and the other two acquitted. Rodney King was also awarded $3.8 million.
After going to court, I never imagined that the accusation made by the prosecutor was actually Aggravated battery ▼
Aggravated battery
Aggravated battery is a more serious assault than Simple battery, and it is a felony in criminal law, although the definition varies from state to state. But it usually includes the use of a deadly weapon, battery causing serious injury or with intent to cause serious injury, battery involving a hate crime, battery of a police officer, battery of a child, woman or the elderly, etc. Battery can also escalate to aggravated battery in certain locations, such as school zones, public transportation, or other protected areas.
The judge sentenced Sweeney to three million bail, Sweeney was very upset and kept shouting Attica! Attica! ▼
Attica
Attica . In September 1971, the riot at Attica Prison in New York State was the bloodiest riot in the history of the United States.
In the 1970s, the Prisoners' Rights Movement in the United States was in full swing, and the black human rights movement was also on the rise. Just two weeks before the prison riots, African-American left-wing activist and civil rights activist George Jackson was shot and killed by prison guards at a California prison, sending prison inmates and black people throughout the United States in a state of agitation. in emotion.
Due to the local government's policy of concentration of black prisoners, more than half of the more than 2,000 prisoners in Attica prison are black, while the prison guards are all white. Prison supervisors practice extremely strict management, often confine and beat prisoners, and openly favor whites, mock blacks, and call their batons "nigger sticks." Black prisoners and white prison guards have been quarrelling for a long time. Finally, on the morning of September 9, more than 1,000 prisoners in the prison began to riot, taking control of the prison and taking 42 staff as hostages.
During the following four days of negotiations, the authorities agreed to some of the prisoners' demands, but rejected the condition of "pardoning the prisoners involved in the riot." After negotiations failed, the governor ordered the prison to be seized by force, with "indiscriminate shooting" at the prison. After the riots ended, 43 people, including hostages, died, of which only one was killed by prisoners.
After the riot was suppressed, the prisoners were brutally retaliated, and Attica became a perfect satire on America's "liberal democracy."
Sweeney was quite dissatisfied with the bail outcome, so he shouted Attica! Attica! But for rich people, after shouting, they can slam out the 3 million bail and go home.
During the trial, Sweeney's girlfriend suddenly accused him of beating the police, which surprised the lawyers. Later, they found out that drugs were involved. Investigator Jay found that the police had applied for K9 units to search the scene and searched the scene. to the drug ▼
K9 units
In many English-speaking countries, police dogs are called K-9 or K9 because the pronunciation is the same as canine (dog). In some common law jurisdictions, attempting to assault or kill a police dog may be a felony.
In the end, Sweeney's cellmates rescued him and appeared in court to admit that the policeman was indeed often framed. However, Sweeney, like the white lawyer who appeared in the fifth episode, is making a joke again ▼
On the other hand, Lucca and Maia came to the FBI agent's office to provide information and evidence for the financial fraud case, which is the proffer session ▼
Offer Session
Proffer Session , also known as Queen for a day, is an information exchange meeting between the judiciary and an individual (Maia in the play), and an individual can be a witness, an investigation object or an investigation target. Criminal activities can be admitted in the meeting, and after the admission, it will not be used directly against the person in subsequent court hearings. So it is called Queen for a day. But perjury cannot be given, and perjury is also a felony.
Proffer Sessions are generally used by law enforcement agencies at the federal level, and are rarely used at the state level. However, the Offer Session is mainly used in the investigation of white-collar crimes, and is basically not used in "street crimes".
We can also see in the play that this kind of Offer Session is mainly carried out by the participants, their lawyers, and the detectives of the judiciary, not in the courtroom, but in the conference room. The most important thing is that there is no court clerk present, and there is no audio and video equipment. Unless a lawyer jumps out as a witness to identify his client, his words will not leak out. Judicial agents are also very professional and will not ask questions. If so, add oil and vinegar.
If someone is just an ordinary witness, generally they will not be invited to the Offer Session. Anyone who goes to the Offer Session is either a suspect or a target. Judicial personnel take a wait-and-see attitude towards this person's current state, and they will position TA based on the information provided by this person in the Offer Session: it may only become a witness, or it may become a target.
At the end of the episode, Maia managed to turn herself into a target and was about to be sued...
The aunt of the federal agent said that she was a Luddite, and the documents must be printed out, not read on the computer▼
Luddite
The Luddites were a group of British textile workers who destroyed textile machinery during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century to protest the changes that labor-saving technologies brought to factories. The Ludd Movement began in Nottinghamshire, England, and reached a climax of resistance on a larger scale, lasting from 1811 to 1816, when the movement was violently suppressed by the army.
Luddite mainly refers to people who oppose industrialization, automation, computerization, new technology. The word Luddite comes from a man named Ned Ludd, who first began to smash machines to express his dissatisfaction, and later he became the spiritual leader of the Luddites. Byron also wrote poems to justify their actions.
Under the questioning of the agents of the United Gang, Maia recalled all kinds of things nine years ago, how she ran into her mother's extramarital affairs, how she met Amy, and how she became a member of the board of directors of the fund... In the end, she admitted to Lucca that she did not invest Amy's parents at that time. I told my dad about it, because she was already beginning to suspect it was a Ponzi scheme. Lucca is so helpless, girl, you just want to admit that you killed Biggie▼
Biggie
The stage name The Notorious BIG, also known as Biggie Smalls, is one of the most outstanding singers in the history of American rap, and has influenced a large number of rappers in future generations. He was unfortunately shot and died in 1997.
Speaking of Biggie Smalls, we have to mention Tupac Shakur (alias 2Pac), who was also a rapper at the same time. Biggie was a banner figure in the rap music industry on the east coast of the United States at that time, while his rival Tupac dominated the west coast, driving the gang rap trend represented by him.
Tupac was shot and killed in September 1996, and everyone speculated that his death was related to the long-standing struggle between rap gangs on the east and west coasts. Just half a year later, in March 1997, Biggie was also attacked to death by an unknown gunman, and the killer has not yet been arrested.
Lucca said that Maia was going to confess to shooting Biggie, as if she was about to turn herself in.
In the end, the wayward billionaire is going to pay for office again, and poor Maia faces charges from the prosecutor's office.
The above is the ninth episode~!
First episode click here
The second episode of changing owners
The third set of routines
Episode 4 continues
Episode 5 Trump assists
Episode 6 Anger
Unfinished Episode 7
Episode 8 Split
Episode 9 Self-Incrimination
The tenth season finale suspense
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