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How on earth was Brian not charged with any crimes?

posted 9 years ago by Scatskitties
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Obviously, he was not guilty of murder, but he committed MANY crimes in the course of trying to clear his name, including multiple assaults on both police officers and civilians, evading arrest, carjacking, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, grand theft, destruction of property, reckless driving, and whatever else I am leaving out. There was no explanation given as to why he was not charged--just a joke about how he could have been arrested for illegally downloading police files. Are we expected to believe that he would be allowed to walk away a free man after all of that, just because they felt bad about accusing him of murder? It really makes no sense.

[–] jake-619-887578 9 years ago

Probably because they left him no choice but to take that path. I'm sure it probably had something to do with him being a father and any cop who was a father would have realized he had no choice to make sure his daughter was safe. Plus all those crimes could be transferred to Stuart for causing Brian to make those crimes in the first place. That's how I see it. Since Stuart started and caused all that, the crimes Brian committed in clearing his name and saving his daughter should be considered committed by Stuart.

[–] vabrown81 9 years ago

In reality cops wouldn't care about any of that, all they would say is he broke laws and they have to uphold their duties as police officers.

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[–] bing-57 9 years ago

> any cop who was a father would have realized he had no choice to make sure his daughter was safe.

You've never read a newspaper article, have you? Cops never give you a break just because you are doing the "right thing". They have books to balance and quotas to make. Any cop anywhere would arrest Brian in an instant. He's going to prison forever.

> Plus all those crimes could be transferred to Stuart for causing Brian to make those crimes in the first place. That's how I see it.

That only works for cops. Any damage or injury they cause while tracking down a suspect can legally be blamed on the suspect. They can get away with anything. Citizens are not so lucky and will take the full blame for their own actions and the argument, "I had to do it" holds no water.

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[–] TheWatcherInTheNight 9 years ago

Id say he did commit murder because some one had to die in the freeway pileup he caused, especially the one that got hit by the cargo container off the truck

[–] jpkrunch 9 years ago

Actually, he committed lots of murders in the film. He broke into the apartment of a Russian mobster and left a slew of dead bodies. Just because they are mobsters, does not mean one is free to kill them at will!

I would say my memory is not what it used to be. But I don't remember what my memory used to be.

[–] mel2000 9 years ago

Actually, he committed lots of murders in the film. He broke into the apartment of a Russian mobster and left a slew of dead bodies. Just because they are mobsters, does not mean one is free to kill them at will!

Self defense.

[–] jpkrunch 9 years ago

Um, no!

He broke into the apartment of a Russian mobster and left a slew of dead bodies

You can't break in and then claim self defense!

I would say my memory is not what it used to be. But I don't remember what my memory used to be.

[–] wiiztec 9 years ago

Or ya know the russians. At least one of them had to have not just been playing dead

[–] Matador07 9 years ago

A better question could hardly have been asked. A number of things in the movie made little sense, but that one just jumped out. By my score he is responsible for dozens of deaths/injuries on the highway, blew up half a building, committed grand theft auto, kidnapping, assaulted and imprisoned numerous police officers, murdered a dozen bad guys at least...

I mean come on. The wink wink in the earlier films was that he was doing this "over there" and could somehow escape back to the U.S. despite the extradition treaties and they wouldn't catch him. this time this all happens in L.A., and they decide to pointlessly end the movie with him actually sitting in the police lieutenant's office and having a laugh over it? He would be up on mayhem charges. There's no "you can commit multiple felonies as long as you are falsely accused" exception to the laws. one of the reasons most action films either have people be cops, or are set in foreign lands where they can supposedly get away with it all.

[–] six-shooter-143-496521 9 years ago

I think it had something to do with all the work he's done for the government throughout the years, at the end Forrest Whitaker is sort of honoured to have dealt with him by the look of his face, as if he thinks he's a legend...which he is.
That was my take on it anyway.

[–] JGAS 9 years ago

I think he wasn't charged with any crimes because it's a movie.

[–] chiluvr1228 9 years ago

Goes to show you in the real world it all depends on who you know. If he had been a civilian he most likely would have been charged.

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[–] Nytegard 9 years ago

I think the only way someone could cause all that damage and not be arrested is if you happened to save the president, and only because of a presidential pardon.

It's just Hollywood make believe, and happens more than just Taken 3.

[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 9 years ago

I suspect that if they did arrest him, one phone call and his boss's boss or the governor would be calling to let him go. Because of all his secret agent stuff.

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[–] SydneysMaster 9 years ago

Idk.. Cops love good men. They might have just looked with other way.

[–] Eric266 9 years ago

While watching the film, I was thinking the same thing. Especially during the freeway crashes, people had to be dying. But, then again, think of any action adventure (James Bond, Man of Steel, etc.) and there have to be tons of collateral deaths attributed to the actions of the hero.

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