A Time To Kill Synopsis
...ry for the trial faces a moral dilemma whether to free a guilty "black" man or not in the given situation. The judge also faces a moral dilemma whether to let the trial be fair for everyone or be biased because of racism. Ellen Roarke faces a moral dilemma whether to cheat or not because on the last day of the trial, she couldn't think of anything to counter-act the District Attorney's plead. She goes through the files of the state doctor to find something to discredit him so as to make him less credible to be a witness. A moral dilemma, then, is a situation involving a choice between two opposing courses of action, where there are moral considerations in support of each course of action. If I were Carl Lee Hailey, knowing that in reality, I am different and considered as a lesser. I would do the same thing, because those two red-necked raped and almost killed my daughter who did nothing wrong to them. There is this saying that justice delayed is justice denied, and I believe that in a "new" South, a black man cannot have a fair trial because old ways die hard, and some die harder than the others. They may say that it is the "new" south but what I can still see is the new buildings, new structures but still the old ways, discrimination and racism. Everybody lives for a purpose, Jake Brigance, the lawyer, did the most inspiring and bravest thing anyone could ever do. He found a way to transcend their fundamental differences and work together for the same cause... equal justice. I would definitely agree to what he did, because, as a lawyer, it is my soul purpose to "save the world one case at a time". The task is also challenging and is an eye opener and I could touch the lives of people and give them hope that justice is colorblind and as I have mentioned earlier, it is equal. Given the situation, what the jury did was right because if the girl raped was white living in a black community, what would they do? They would do exactly what Carl Lee Hailey did. He was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity… because anybody would have gone crazy if that happened to him or her. The judge was so biased and so racist. All he did was for his benefit, only thinking for his own good. He wasn't considering the circumstances on what led to the incident and keeps on insisting on his principles and beliefs. He was portraying that justice is not equal and is racist which should not be the case. If justice can be defined as society’s recognition and protection of people’s dignity and rights… then it's not justice because he's just focusing on his beliefs and not recognizing people's dignity and rights. Ellen Roarke being the brilliant law student has to device a way not to let a man die. It's for a good cause but I think that the end does not justify the means… but in the given situation, how can you really find out things that are hidden from public view? I think that it's neither good nor bad, but I agree that some things are done not for the sake of doing in but for the sake of saving other people's lives. We may all say that racism,...