reader’s opinion. Geoffrey Robertson in The Justice Game crafts many textual elements in his book about the legal system‚ the cases and about himself. Other composers also set their own agenda‚ and these biases cannot be overlooked.For example‚ in the Trials of Oz Robertson exercises supreme authority to decide who is guilty or innocent. He uses language to describe the defendants as “honest young men” and to characterise Oz as a “harmless coffee-table magazine for the revolution that would never happen”
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The Scottsboro Trials The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenage boys accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial. On March 25‚ 1931‚ several people were on a train traveling between Chattanooga and Memphis‚ Tennessee. Several white boys jumped off the train and reported to the sheriff they had been attacked by a group of black boys. The sheriff stopped the train and searched it. In Paint Rock‚ Alabama
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Trial and Execution Last Trip Abroad • July 31‚ 1896—Rizal’s four-year exile in Dapitan came to an end. • On board the steamer Espana‚ he left Dapitan amidst tears of Dapitan folks who bid him goodbye. • August 6—he arrived in Manila but missed the ship Isla de Luzon for Spain because it departed the previous day. Last Trip Abroad • Writing to Blumentritt‚ Rizal mentioned this episode: “Unfortunately‚ I did not catch the mail ship for Spain‚ and fearing
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Trial by Media The justification system is quickly being scorched in America by how the media manages all lurid cases. People are getting prejudged by the press and public before any legal action has taken place. I believe it is completely amiss for the media to interpret whether a person is guilty or innocent‚ before or even after a verdict has been established in a court of law. Take O.J. Simpson’s case for instance. Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife‚ Nicole Brown Simpson. This
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number of problems. Salem was known to be the Puritan land. In the play “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ he talks about what happened in Salem in 1962. The Puritans believed that if any person disobeyed their religion‚ that they were part of witchcraft. The Puritans’ attitudes‚ along with the stresses of their daily lives‚ may have increased the likelihood of an outbreak of witchcraft hysteria. In “The Crucible”‚ Reverend Parris’s daughter‚ Betty Parris‚ was caught dancing naked in the
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Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in the time of the Red Scare‚ the hysteria over the threat of communist spies in America‚ provoked by Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy accused numerous people of being communist‚ which would cost them their jobs and reputation. Joseph McCarthy‚ because of the power he had‚ made people bend to his will under the disguise of helping others‚ just like Abigail Williams did throughout the Crucible. Three girls‚ Betty Parris‚ Mary Warren‚ and Mercy Lewis‚ were the ones who she
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Hu-bris: n. Overbearing pride. Greek‚ excessive pride. The term “hubris” also known as excessive pride is a main theme in the play‚ “The Crucible”. The play was written by Arthur Miller‚ it is about the Salem witch trials and deciding who will live‚ while others perish. Three main characters in‚ “The Crucible”‚ are Reverend Hale‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor‚ these three are the characters that display the most pride. The first character is Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale came to the town
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of his famous plays known as‚ “The Crucible” which elaborated upon what had occurred during the time period in which details were key in preserving any logic that was seemingly opted away due to certain characters within the story. With that‚ it would lead towards a series of illogical accusations that could be proven to other individuals if the individuals who is accusing another individual that they can see a spectral figure of sorts. A quote from “The Crucible” that relates to this idea was when
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mixed feelings and the perdu of the so-called “witchcraft.” Occurring in Salem’s rigid Puritan community‚ these witch trials were a perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth
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which the criminal offence was committed. (2) If the determination of the location where the criminal offence was committed is not possible‚ the criminal case shall be within the jurisdiction of the court in the operation district of which pre-trial proceedings were completed. (3) In cases of prolonged or continued criminal offences‚ the criminal case shall be within the jurisdiction of the court in the operational district of which the criminal offence was completed or interrupted. (4)
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