1:19:01
Goitreau became
France's number one cop
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with his flair and his courage.
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Gino became a cold,
hardened and unscrupulous killer,
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a foregone conclusion.
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Members of the jury,
by refusing extenuating circumstances,
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I know you will go
towards the absolute,
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towards the sentence
of capital punishment
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that I'm requesting
for the defendant...
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with a certain sadness
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due to its finality,
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but with firmness,
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knowing I am doing my duty.
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At first, the gravity of what was at stake
troubled Gino's lawyer greatly.
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Your Honor,
members of the jury,
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for two days,
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we've heard of Strabliggi,
the hardened criminal,
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and his 10 years in prison.
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But I can also tell you
of 10 years of promiscuity and dirt,
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of food you wouldn't give to a dog,
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of guards and contempt,
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of vulgarity
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and the slow erosion
of a man's most basic quality,
1:20:15
his self-respect.
1:20:18
Yet I still recall
some ofher words today.
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Periodically,
and indeed sadly,
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major newspapers
write about our prisons
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with their ever more
frequent suicides,
1:20:34
their riots born from despair
1:20:37
yet nurtured by
a decaying penal system.
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And yet,
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they do not depict in a true light
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the one truly responsible
for this tragedy,
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this policeman,
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no doubt more dumbly
zealous than malicious.
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The prosecution
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has spoken brilliantly
about the death penalty.