Posted on 12/13/2019 4:30:34 PM PST by Lazamataz
Yeah, you might want to actually read the article before making a fool of yourself.
Ditto. He’s almost accomplished turning me away from this site, and I’ve been here 19 years. He’s Free Republics own personal mall cop.
Must see film by Eastwood!
“Jewell comes of age when he realizes that it is NOT that he isn’t “Law Enforcement,” but that the “law enforcement” agencies that he had idolized and believed in all his life did not exist any longer, if they ever existed at all.
“That is the power of “Richard Jewell.” I think I speak for millions of Americans who once looked up to the FBI, likely from the weekly propaganda of the “FBI” television show with Efram Zimbalest, Jr. While the aura of the CIA as a heroic and pure band of anti-communists has long ago been removed (”13 Hours,” “Charlie Wilson’s War”, “American Made”) the FBI still maintained some reputation as the guys who fought Dillinger and the Mob.
“But “Richard Jewell” shows that those images we all held were naive at best and dangerous at worst. The FBI tramples every civil right in the book, persuading Jewell to do a taping of a bomb warning, bugging his house, trying at first to deny him a lawyer. There is no possibility in the minds of the FBI agents that Jewell is innocent, even when it is proven he could not have made the call to the police and been at Jewell’s location. (When Scruggs finally tests this theory, at least she was humbled by it and changes her mind-—but does not print a retraction.)
“In short, “Richard Jewell” is a movie for our time because on a micro level it encapsulates exactly what we have watched happen to President Donald Trump on a macro level: a politicized group of agents, completely biased and prejudiced to their own outcome, rig a case to frame someone without a shred of evidence. Anyone who says the movie is about anything else is not paying attention.Most of all, the film says in mirror form that if they can “do it to Richard Jewell, they can do it to Donald Trump, even if he’s president.”
I have yet to watch the second season of Mindhunter (about the early days of the FBI profiling unit, and it includes dialogue from actual interviews with notorious serial killers). The FBI has become so unappealing to me.
Same here.
I get tired of Hannity and his constant disclosures on this, even though he is an asset to conservatism. He claims he is connected to LE as his mother was a prison guard. LE needs to face and be made into examples for all and any misbehavior. Nothing should slide. It would prevent some of them from going up the line and growing up into aholes like Comey etc.
Agree – I have no idea why he hasn't been canned. He's a nasty piece of work.
Agreed.
Great movie, saw it today. The whole theater audience verbally scoffed at the idea of a righteous FBI.
Bump!!!
Interesting.
Great review..!!!
OH how I revel when you, who surely has proven the record holder of all stupidity, descended to depths of classlessness legend ... reaches new heights, redefines lowly.
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I couldn’t agree more with your post to “ArrogantSniper”. Hopefully he’ll take it to heart.
Great movie review.
I’ve been on a number of juries in my life, but if I was called up for a criminal case today I’d have a hard time convicting anyone of anything. There’s no reason to trust ANYONE any more. Particularly, police & prosecutors.
I agree. If I were in voir dire and were asked if I could be objective, I’d just say, “Until Hillary Clinton and her friends are behind bars, as far as I’m concerned, everybody is ‘not guilty’.”
Interesting that while many criticize the film for alleging that the reporter slept with an FBI agent to get her story, no one is criticizing the idea that the FBI would leak stories to reporters for sex.
I agree. If I were in voir dire and were asked if I could be objective, I’d just say, “Until Hillary Clinton and her friends are behind bars, as far as I’m concerned, everybody is ‘not guilty’.”
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Exactly. When we see the elites in jail, I’ll worry about the little guys. Not until then.
Excellent review.
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