nick has been negotiating, always have been, always will be

Scarlett 2022-04-19 09:01:24

Clyde finally heard Nick say that he would no longer negotiate with the murderer, and he believed that he himself understood that Nick would do so in his future career. Nick is only touched by his own behavior, but it is still very unconvincing to say that he should change his behavior strategy from now on, or even try to change the system.
After nick became a DA, his strategy from beginning to end was that he would never compromise when he could not compromise with the defendant, but he would not hesitate to compromise when there was no way out. In addition, he was too obsessed with his conviction rate at the beginning. People are very selfish, very unprincipled, and very disgusting. When he feels that everything is under control, he will domineeringly refuse any request of the suspect. At this time, instead of insisting on the principle of uncompromising, he completely ignores the opponent and disdains to compromise. This is manifested in the fact that when clyde first asked for a bed, he easily refused without thinking about the weirdness of the request. And when he found that he couldn't convict clyde at all, he accepted the request without hesitation. The speed of this change, in Clyde's eyes, was as disgusting as Nick's acceptance of Darby's confession back then. I don't think clyde is so naive to believe that such a person can be influenced by his own behavior and completely change his previous behavior. What's more, he chose to blow up clyde in prison and skip the judicial system completely. Can the person who did this act insist on justice under the law?
I hated nick almost from the start, first because of his deliberate pursuit of conviction rates, and then to discover that he didn't care about the people around him, whether it was absenteeism from children's shows or never remembering Sarah's boyfriend's name. My least favorite person in social situations is someone who can never remember someone else's name. The last time I chatted with you, I will say "Hello, my name is xxx, we haven't met before" the next time we meet. Ironically, it was Chester, whom Nick saw as a passer-by, who told him the important details that allowed him to win his first and only bout.
There are still a lot of unreasonable things in this movie. Even if Clyde's escape details are ignored, he can think of installing a monitor in the City Hall Roundtable Conference Room. Why can't he also install a monitor in the room where the bomb is located on the 5th floor? He'll find out that Nick has found the bomb and change his strategy. The second is that they attended the funeral of a colleague. Clyde installed an attack robot in the shape of a bunker, but it escaped the search of the bodyguards. I remember that professional bodyguards will conduct on-site surveys in advance. The third is that Nick took the bomb back to the cell and locked it under the bed, and then waited for Clyde to come back. Didn't he worry that Clyde would detonate the bomb on the way? In fact, it's hard to imagine that Clyde will take the phone back to the cell and then detonate it by remote control. After all, the cell search in the prison is very strict. If it is found that there are things in the cell that should not be out of thin air, the lightest thing will be changed for him. A prison cell, then clyde's whole plan would fail completely. A more reasonable guess would be that clyde would detonate after returning to the underground workshop, and then return to the cell empty-handed. If that's the case, he could almost be the stupidest person to die of the year: carry the suitcase that's about to blow him up, put it under the bed in a small cell, lock the door secretly, and sit quietly in the cell Waiting for someone else to detonate the bomb will kill you.

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Law Abiding Citizen quotes

  • Detective Dunnigan: [to Nick Rice, after finding Darby's dismembered body in a warehouse owned by Clyde] Good news counselor, we found Darby... I gotta say though, he's looked better.

  • [Darby is lying paralyzed on a table]

    Clyde Shelton: These are tourniquets, so you don't bleed out, 'cause you may be here a while.

    [points to an IV rig]

    Clyde Shelton: Saline solution, that should keep us going.

    [tightens Darby's restraints]

    Clyde Shelton: Clamps nice and secure. Comfortable? You really are shaking. Sure you're all right?

    [picks up a syringe]

    Clyde Shelton: You'll love this. Adrenaline. Now this is so you don't pass out.

    [injects Darby]

    Clyde Shelton: There you go. How's it feel? Good? Now what we don't want is you swallowing your tongue, so bear with me...

    [inserts a mouthpiece into Darby's mouth]

    Clyde Shelton: There we go.

    [holds up a box cutter]

    Clyde Shelton: Now this is for your penis, but we'll get to that later.

    [holds up a scalpel]

    Clyde Shelton: Scalpel. This is for your eyelids... in case you insist on fucking shutting them. You see, I know what it feels like to be helpless. Just like when I watched you slaughter my whole family. Oh, you can't fight fate, right, Darby...? Oh! Look, I made this especially for you.

    [Cranks a full-length mirror into position over Darby, giving him a view of his whole body]

    Clyde Shelton: You like it? I didn't want you to miss anything. Now you have the best view in the house. You hear that? Your heart is beating so fast. You know, me too. Look.

    [He points to the mirror, where a photo of Clyde's wife and daughter is taped to the corner]

    Clyde Shelton: Now they get to watch you suffer. They'll be the last thing you ever see... as I cut off every single one of your fucking limbs. See, I wasn't lying when I told you I wanted to keep you out of prison. That was the truth.