Review Of A Time To Kill

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examination of vigilantism, and might have been a story about the possibility of equal justice under the law for.
Carl Lee, the father of the violated girl, has planned revenge knowing that the boys will get off for being white, has told his defender Jake of his vengeance. As an officer of the court, Brigance might be expected to counsel Carl Lee about the inadvisability of such an act, and/or to warn the police of Carl Lee's intention. Brigance does nothing of the sort, he just goes back to doing what he does best - which is nothing. When Carl Lee follows through, Brigance decides to defend him thinking he can become a big shot lawyer, despite the sentiments of everyone in the predominantly white town - his own family included.
Jake is a guy who thinks he's a good man, but in actual fact he is just the same as any other white person. That's why Carl Lee picks him, because he thinks the same way white people do. Matthew McConaughey looks young, and he looks inexperienced to be a ...

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