In New Interview, Bill Barr Sees Dirty Harry, Death Wish As Justice Done Right
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/bill-barr-interview-dirty-harry-death-wish-vigilante-justice
Want to know what will make Attorney General Bill Barr’s day, especially when it comes to the ineffable yearning for justice?
According to a recent interview, it may just be Clint Eastwood torturing someone for information by shooting them in the leg.
“I believe a sense of justice is hardwired into human beings,” Barr recalled during an interview with Crime Story podcast host Kary Antholis. “Don’t ask me why, but it is there and it’s satisfying to see justice done.”
Barr elaborated on his theory of justice, recalling the Charles Bronson movie Death Wish and Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry, icons of vigilantism in ’70s filmmaking that spawned movie franchises.
The original 1974 exploitation classic Death Wish tells the story of how a do-gooder Manhattan liberal sees the light after his wife is murdered and his daughter is raped. He becomes a one-man vigilante squad, roaming New York City and executing petty thieves.
“Death Wish, yeah,” Barr said. “That gives people a sense of satisfaction when they see it.”
Excerpt
Full interview
https://www.crimestory.com/2019/08/08/episode-2-attorney-general-william-barr/
HAHA, Barr is sooooooo badass!
Woo FReeQing Hoo.
I LOVE AG Barr.
Oh, boy, I am sure the Lamestreamers are now running with “AG Barr is encouraging vigilante justice”.