This part of the movie seemed ridiculous and over the top.
Also, wouldn't daily arson, 2 murders, attempted murders, and kidnapping of the defense team (with a deputy openly involved!) lead to postponing or at the very least moving the trial elsewhere?
I could never understand the hype this got.
It is blatant vigilantism hiding behind the emotional impact of the victim not only being a child but black.
It's hate baiting.
To Kill A Mockingbird got the message accross much better and 35yrs earlier.
The book (and the film to a lessor extent) explained that the judge and prosecutor wanted the case in their court. The klan would go anywhere the trial was held.
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