Posted on 12/03/2014 6:09:01 AM PST by rellimpank
Remember "The Ox-Bow Incident?"
No?
It's positively ancient, and it's easy to see why it's been forgotten. For one thing, it's in black-and-white. And it offers no eye candy: no explosions or moaning flesh, or fast cars or epic battles.
But I've been thinking about it lately, especially now, with what's going on in Missouri, in Ferguson and in St. Louis.
"The Ox-Bow Incident" is a film of a novel that speaks to the rule of law. And it admonishes us against mob rule, the kind that turns men into a lynch mob.
Or — and this is taken from the latest news — the kind of ugly passion that might have led to a man being beaten to death with hammers in St. Louis.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
What does it say, since I’m not inclined to subscribe to the Chicago Tribune? (Wouldn’t that mean spending money to support liberals?)
—don’t let a mob rule—
I'm of two minds. The photo-shopped version is exactly what the po'testers are trying to say, and I'm not sure earnest, white Leftists notice anything amiss if they see it. There's something delicious about it. . .
—usually you can get the article free by pasting the title in search, which gets you to a “cached” copy—at least in some cases—
A standard western plot was the need of the individual to stand for truth against mob rule. The sheriff facing the mob, the cowboy who testifies about something unpopular, the guy who refuses to back down in spite of a criminal gang - those were standard plots for shows like The Virginian, Bonanza, Wagon Train, etc.
They were part and parcel of pre-1965 America. If someone made one now, everyone would laugh. Well, everyone within 100 miles of a coastline or in a city with over 1,000,000 people would laugh.
The solution to Ferguson is simple.... East Saint Louis across the Mississippi in Illinois.
A wonderful book and a great movie.
I knew it was fake because it’s not in ebonics.
THIS one is the original:
John Kass of the Chicago Tribune knows what he’s talking about... Thanks for posting this rellimpank - it’s a gem.
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