Theo Robertson needs to watch this movie again because many, many key elements of this movie went right over his head. Most of the questions he asked to show how bad the logic was behind this movie are and were CLEARLY answered in the film.
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For example, why didn't the mob hire the best lawyer possible? Because a legitimate lawyer wouldn't go for the illegal trial that was taking place. Did you not get the entire plot that the DA was TRYING to lose the case?
As far as matching up the ballistics, do you think that murderers use the same weapon all the time? Not unless they are idiots.
I can even very easily answer why the other guard confessed in the trial. For one thing, he was under oath. And it was pretty clear to everyone that the defense lawyer KNEW what had happened. So, to avoid adding perjury to the charge, he confessed. But that isn't even why. People confess things all the time, even when not under oath. Because some people have an attack of conscience. This guard felt guilty about what he had participated in.
You are right about one thing however. Three ticket stubs is hardly proof that they were at the basketball game. However, I don't know how things are in Scotland, but in the US, the burden of proof is on the PROSECUTION. The defendant just needs to show reasonable doubt. And a PRIEST testifying under oath that he went to a basketball game with the defendants on the night of the murder, and producing ticket stubs to the game would go a LONG way toward creating reasonable doubt.
Seriously, watch the movie again. This time, don't look for mistakes. You ruined the whole movie for yourself and totally missed the ENTIRE plot in doing so.
SPOILER ALERT:
For example, why didn't the mob hire the best lawyer possible? Because a legitimate lawyer wouldn't go for the illegal trial that was taking place. Did you not get the entire plot that the DA was TRYING to lose the case?
As far as matching up the ballistics, do you think that murderers use the same weapon all the time? Not unless they are idiots.
I can even very easily answer why the other guard confessed in the trial. For one thing, he was under oath. And it was pretty clear to everyone that the defense lawyer KNEW what had happened. So, to avoid adding perjury to the charge, he confessed. But that isn't even why. People confess things all the time, even when not under oath. Because some people have an attack of conscience. This guard felt guilty about what he had participated in.
You are right about one thing however. Three ticket stubs is hardly proof that they were at the basketball game. However, I don't know how things are in Scotland, but in the US, the burden of proof is on the PROSECUTION. The defendant just needs to show reasonable doubt. And a PRIEST testifying under oath that he went to a basketball game with the defendants on the night of the murder, and producing ticket stubs to the game would go a LONG way toward creating reasonable doubt.
Seriously, watch the movie again. This time, don't look for mistakes. You ruined the whole movie for yourself and totally missed the ENTIRE plot in doing so.