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this image is a scene from the movie adaptation of to kill a mockingbird, specifically the court case revolving around a false rape allegation. the lawyer on the left is able to prove that it couldn’t possibly be his client that attacked her, based on the fact she has a bruise over her right eye, which means the attacker is left-handed (heavily implied to be her father), while his client, the black man, has a wholly nonfunctional left hand thanks to an accident involving farming equipment when he was young.
the black man gets the guilty verdict anyway because the story takes place when Jim Crow was at his strongest.
accusations are not self-proving
It’s from How to kill a Mockingbird, it takes place in the Jim Crow south, basically a black man is accused of sexual assaulting a white woman, even though there’s no proof that he did so, and the victim contradicts herself several times as does her father, the only other “witness” to the crime.
You shouldn’t need proof to treat the victim as if their claim is true. You should absolutely need proof to treat the person they claim to be their attacker as being guilty.
It is from the movie to Kill a Mockinbird, a movie about a black man who due to racism is sentenced to death on a fake charge of rape.
I do not know why the person who posted it did not just use a case of a real person that was convicted based on a lie, there sadly are plenty. Ronnie Long would be an example. Sullivan Walter. Leonard Mack.
This is a scene from the film adaptation of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which is set in the Jim Crow era of the United States. So lots of racism against black people.
In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a black man is falsely accused of rape when he rejects the advances of a young white girl. And due to the courts being inherently racist, the jury condemns him anyway despite being innocent. He then dies trying to escape prison.
This is a cautionary warning against guilty until proven innocent as opposed to innocent until proven guilty.
“Trust but verify”
OP, Google Emmet Till
Existing message is correct, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a black man in the Jim Crow south being framed for rape.
If I could try to interpret the original message most charitably, it would be to say that in terms of lending someone your support and kindness after they survive such an incident, that should require no burden of proof and doubting is almost always needlessly cruel. Punishing a perpetrator should obviously require some level of proof.
I don’t know if my interpretation is what they’re trying to say or if they mean the crazier interpretation where you can just jump someone or kill them or throw them in jail based on nothing but a single person’s word, but I think the interpretation that I’m choosing is the most useful.
It’s to kill a mockingbird I think. A movie about a black man being framed for rape
The black man on the picture got sentenced to life in prison for rape of a white woman.
She admitted on here deathbed that he never did a thing. He died in prison being an innocent man.
There’s a difference between believing someone and convicting someone. If someone told me the got beaten up on the street, i will not distrust them for that. However if it’s rape people suddenly start distrusting people. People will be less suspicious of an AITA reddit story than a rape victim
This post was not about courtrooms.
I’m all for catching rapists or whatever but “Innocent until proven guilty” exists for a reason.
It’s no coincidence that when they wanted to lynch someone in the south, fearmonger againgst minorities or fabricate a bogus claim to war they always claim (child-) rape because they want you to be emotionally triggered by the idea of the vile crime that your logical brain is short-circuited.
The trial by media tendency recently is not a good thing & super easy to exploit against “undesirables”.
Part of the solution needs to be making courts quicker & cheaper & more efficient so they arent just a luxury and yes taking allegations more seriously (the reason this problem exists is very justified lack of faith in the existing means… it’s only natural that things devolve back to the torch & pitfork days without a better alternative) but not to the point of the lynchmob mentality you sometimes see these days.
Innocent until proven guilty applies to the OP, too.
It means Nicole has never been on the jury in a rape trial
The fact that anyone believes women cant or won’t lie just astounds me in this day and age
Delusion getting proven false by a prime example from to kill a mockingbird, a masterpiece of a movie
I really need to read this at some point.
It’s crazy how many people claim not to agree with the basic concept of “innocent until proven guilty.” If they’re every accused of a serious crime, I’m sure they will quickly change their mind.
Rage Bait
Could have had a picture of Emmett Till. Sadly, there are lots of real-life examples.
Why do people constantly highlight and elevate the absolute morons of society, then act like that person represents a huge portion of the population?
In reality this person would be dismissed as an idiot and nothing more is said. But instead a screenshot is taken of a nobody with a fringe, nonsense opinion to be made viral for everyone to rage over as if it’s worth responding to.
It means you need to read a book. Don’t watch the movie.
“Trust the victim always.”
“Wait for proof but show support to the victim.”
Insanity.
As background, Crystal Mangum, in jail for murder, recently (this month) confessed to making false accusations of rape against Duke University’s Lacrosse team.
I can’t. This lady can’t be serious. I refuse 😤
Uncultured swine.
There is nothing wrong with offering emotional support to alleged rape victims whilst simultaneously waiting to pass judgement until the legal process runs its course.
It’s To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a film everyone should watch. Go and watch it.
One of the best movies based on one of the best books of all time. The fact is no longer common knowledge saddens me.
I almost called my kid Atticus after this book. They say never call your kids after people from fiction as you don’t know how their character ark would go. Didn’t think Atticus would change too much after 60 odd years though but still glad I didn’t go with it!!
No one person can be judge, jury and executioner. If our system is flawed, we change it. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.