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Jul. 10, 2002
Futuristic Thriller Spotlights System's Flaws
Dicta Column - By Stephen Zager - "Minority Report" presents a futuristic world where the guilty are punished before the crime is ever committed. The punishment is decided not by judges but by detectives who act as representatives of the Justice Department. Lawyers are irrelevant in the judicial system as these future murderers are sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of constitutional rights.
By Stephen Zager
"Minority Report" presents a futuristic world where the guilty are punished before the crime is ever committed. The punishment is decided not by judges but by detect...
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