double jeopardy
...ically, this is saying that a person can never legally be tried twice for the same thing in the United States of America. A man can murder his own son and be convicted for it. Again, he can murder his son and no action can be taken against him. The man is protected by the concept of double jeopardy, which is included in the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. In this movie, Libby Parsons uses the concept of double jeopardy. In the beginning, she is set up. Her husband and friend plot against her and plan the murdering of Libby’s husband. The killer is set up to be Libby. Libby is innocent and the viewers know this, but she is convicted anyway. She is sentenced to prison. While here, she learns that her husband is still alive. She realizes that she has been set up. She released and spends time at a halfway house. She escapes, and tracks down her “dead” husband. When she finally gets him alone, she pulls a gun out and murders him on the spot. Libby had learned about the concept of double jeopardy while in prison and knew that it was the just what she needed. She could seek revenge on her husband without facing the conviction that she faced before. Double jeopardy is Libby’s way of seeking justice by using the 5th amendment of the Constitution. I agree with Libby’s decision to seek revenge on her husband by using this concept. She was completely innocent of her first conviction. She was set up by her husband and one of her trusted friends. She has every right in the world to seek revenge on him. I think I would want to seek the same payback on my husband if he had done the same to me. What goes around comes around, and Nick had it coming! However, I do not agree with the concept of double jeopardy. It is an easy excuse for escaped or released convicts to go out and put more evil into this world that is already filled with hate. I do not like the fact that Libby was able to go out and do this legally. I think it is a major flaw in the Constit...