Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
This 1943 noir western, about vigilante justice and the dangers of mob mentality, impacted the listener's view on justice. It highlighted the importance of upholding the law and speaking out against injustice, even when facing potential consequences.
I suppose it's no good telling you again that we're innocent. No good. It's not for myself, I'm asking. Other men with families who had to die for this sort of thing, it's too bad, but it's justice.
— Episode: Rubén Blades, Ashley C. Ford, David Gree...
Episode: Rubén Blades, Ashley C. Ford, David Greene, et al....
This 1943 noir western, about vigilante justice and the dangers of mob mentality, impacted the listener's view on justice. It highlighted the importance of upholding the law and speaking out against injustice, even when facing potential consequences.
I suppose it's no good telling you again that we're innocent. No good. It's not for myself, I'm asking. Other men with families who had to die for this sort of thing, it's too bad, but it's justice.
Justice? What do you care about justice? You don't even care whether you've got the right men or not. All you know is you've lost something and somebody's got to be punished.
Man just naturally can't take the law into his own hands and hang people without hurting everybody in the world. Because then he's just not breaking one law, but all laws.