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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (53629)11/18/2006 3:54:29 AM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
There was a good episode of Law and Order tonight.

It really pointed out the responsibility of legislatures to resolve the death penalty one way or the other.

A bad guy serving three life sentences for five murders killed two guards in a transfer and before being captured killed six children in a school where he took refuge.

The cop arresting him had the chance to shoot the bastard and almost did but thought better of it.

McCoy struggled to find a way to meaningfully prosecute the man during a time in NY's history where the death penalty was in limbo and the legislature refused to act. He chose a method that resulted in a the case being thrown out but that would force the legislature to remedy.

A father of the victim objected and killed the bad guy on the street outside the courthouse.

McCoy then went after the father, but a defense attorney wanting to get elected to the governorship took advantage of the situation by mounting an insanity defense, saying that the man only did what McCoy and every man with cajones would do, and moreover was driven into insanity by the absurdity of the situation that prevented the death penalty on the bad guy.

The poor father was convicted, whereupon McCoy offered a reduction in sentence if he would rat on the politician/attorney. The movie ended with a headline showing indictment of the attorney, who had manipulated the situation to her political advantage.
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