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double standard

posted 14 years ago by jones82176
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So Harry is not OK with motorcycle cops assassinating bad guys, but he IS ok with a blond woman shooting guys in the balls?

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[–] bv-j 14 years ago

So what? The bike cops killed crooks after they were let off and got away. It was a double standard. Harry murdered Lt. Briggs with the bomb, tortured Scorpio in the first film, and shot a unarmed man in the enforcer. Only thing bad about the rogue cops is the fact that they killed some innocent witnesses and fellow officers in the process. In doing this, they were actually worse than the criminals they murdered in the beginning of the film.

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[–] ck1-5 12 years ago

The fact that Sondra Locke's character in "Sudden Impact" had no intention of killing Harry, but Briggs&Co. did, may play into his decisions.

[–] RumourdProd 9 years ago

She was a traumatized victim. The rogue cops weren't. Dirty Harry has a soft spot for VICTIMS.

[–] ccr1633 9 years ago

She was a traumatized victim. The rogue cops weren't. Dirty Harry has a soft spot for VICTIMS.

This, and that Harry wasn't exactly happy she was bumping off her rapists. He let her get away with it, but, were he asked, I would bet his counsel would have been to gather evidence and pursue a conviction legally.

[–] HarveyManfredSinJohn 8 years ago

Exactly. Harry didn't approve of her actions. In fact he tried to stop her, but he also understood that she was the traumatised victim rather than part of a systematic death squad.

Also, he only killed the motorbike cops after they started shooting him.

Still, setting the bomb off in order to kill off his superior was a hypocritical final action. Like Briggs said, Harry should have let the system he was defending decide.

Clinton/Kaine 2016

[–] pking-2 9 years ago

Yeah. That's the deal.

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