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The principle, Your Honor,
is informed waiver,
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a concept deeply embedded
in the black-letter law of this state.
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This is a simple case of a contract
willingly and completely executed.
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Appeals to the contrary, based on emotion,
have no place in a court of law.
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- Objection!
- Order, order!
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This is not a court of law.
You did not enter through a doorway.
:02:08
That, ladies and gentlemen, is the rabbit hole
and we, like so many Alices,
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have plunged through it
directly into Wonderland.
:02:17
Behold the Queen of Hearts,
Carraghan Chemical.
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A company that has spewed its bile
into the Leffingwell River for 17 years.
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Plants wither. Children die.
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And there isn't a court in the land
that can stop them.
:02:34
Finally, one man has had enough.
:02:38
Frustrated, desperate, he slams
his truck into the plant manager's office
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and for one bright, shining day,
that hellhole of a factory shuts down.
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Do we honor him?
Do we throw him a parade?
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Do we even say thank you?
:02:55
No. He is put on trial.