Chapter 454: Public Trial Conference
Roland left a bouquet of flowers in front of Igor's tombstone and accompanied Lyudmila out of the underground cemetery. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, it was already in the afternoon, and the battle in front of the Martyrs' Tower was finally over, and all the fortresses built by the war scourge were demolished, and groups of dejected prisoners were escorted into prison by the city guards.
"What will happen to these captives?" Lyudmila asked casually.
Roland was silent for a long time before speaking: "I'm not sure what Beowulf and Natasha will do with the prisoners of war, if it were me, I would probably imprison them first, and when the situation in the city is stable, I will mobilize the people of the city to hold a public trial." ”
"Public trial?" Lyudmila looked at him curiously.
"To put it simply, it is a public trial, of course, judges and prosecutors must have, but there is no jury, a red flag and a black flag are issued to all the people participating in the public trial, and all citizens are jurors, and then the crimes of the captives are announced one by one, and when necessary, the public in the audience can also be invited to speak to accuse the mob of crimes, and finally all citizens raise the flag to vote on how to deal with it, the majority of the people raise the flag and the black flag will carry out the death penalty, if the majority raises the red flag, it means that the person is not guilty to death, It is then left to the judge to decide how long the sentence will be imposed. ”
Lyudmila's face changed after a little thought: "You seem to be in line with the legal process, it seems to be very fair, but don't forget, the Kitlanders have just suffered a catastrophe, many people have lost relatives and friends, and even themselves are injured and disabled, and there is a general resentment in people's hearts that needs to be vented, and the public trial meeting you provided is undoubtedly a platform for public venting, if you really do that, I am sure that all prisoners of war will be sentenced to death by angry people, even if he did not hurt any Kitlanders, Just being coerced into coming to this city, this ...... Is it really fair? ”
Roland laughed, grabbed the soft waist of the giant girl, and kissed her the face.
"My dear Mira, do you know? I like you more and more! ”
"I hate it~" The female ranger is not used to being in public, so she pushed him away with a red face, and said coquettishly: "I know I'm stupid, but you don't need to say the opposite to ridicule me, really!" ”
Roland shook his head, took her hand and said softly, "Honey, you misunderstood me. ”
"Huh? So am I still too stupid? ”
"Tsk, you girl, why can't you be more confident?" Roland glared at her hatefully, "I really praised you just now, and I was really proud of you, you know, there are many people in this world who claim to be rational, but not everyone can distinguish the delicate line between democracy and populism......"
"Look at you and say some obscure things, how can people be confident when they are always like this." The giantess puffed up her cheeks coquettishly, and her face was resentful.
Roland smiled and raised his hand in surrender: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, in fact, your concerns just now are very right, it is impossible for the public trial to get the so-called fair verdict, but my dear Mira, do you think that justice is people's first demand in the current situation?" No, people need justice, naked justice, brutal justice, strong justice, blood for blood and tooth for tooth justice! This kind of justice cannot ensure absolute justice from a micro point of view, and is it justice to kill a thousand war-torn rioters, of whom 999 deserve their crimes and one is not to death? ”
Lyudmila has been by Roland's side for two years, and no one has been more deeply influenced by Roland than her, and after a little thought, she has come to her own conclusions; "As for the guy who was wronged, it is obviously unfair, but on the whole, this method of execution is in line with the demand for justice, so we can think that justice is not absolute justice, but relative justice?"
Roland nodded, and then said: "Solve this problem, let's consider the psychology of the people, if it is only the pursuit of relative, physical justice, then there is no need to hold any public trial conference, and there is no need to set up a court, just order the city guards to behead and burn the prisoners collectively, but is this kind of behavior revenge or massacre?" It is worth speculating on how the literati and writers who recorded this period of history will evaluate this bloody scene in the future. ”
"I'm afraid a few words of criticism are indispensable, literati and writers always stand and talk without backache." Lyudmila did not have much affection for the so-called literati, which probably had something to do with the fact that she was born in the Northlands.
"The pen of the literati is more powerful than the sword of the warrior, and we can't let go of that group of thugs because we are afraid of the moral judgment and verbal criticism in the future, which is tantamount to committing a crime against the people and betraying the Kitlanders who were unfortunately killed in the war, so at this time, we should also take into account procedural justice, hold a public trial, and provide a direct and orderly platform for revenge for the people, you can say that this is justice, or you can criticize this as a populist carnival, which is not important, the important thing is to let those who have survived the catastrophe calm their grievances, Let them feel that the ruling authorities stand with them and uphold justice for them, only by standing with the majority of the people can it be possible to reunite the people after the war and consolidate the foundation of the government, if later generations of literati criticize this as a cruel atrocity, then remember that there is no tyrant to blame from beginning to end, this is the choice of the people, it is the will of all Kitlanders for revenge! ”
Roland unbuttoned the collar of his military uniform, and continued: "If I preside over this matter, the next thing to do is not only to rebuild the city, especially the Heroic Tower, but also to build a monument, so that people will always remember this singing and weeping history, and nail the fuse of this catastrophe Sergei and his sons, and their fanatical followers to the pillar of shame in history forever, there is no love without hate, and when people spurn these national scum, they will also remember who turned the tide in times of crisis, and who is upholding justice for them to rebuild their homes, If there are so-called noble people who try to stand on the mountain of morality to show off their butts, refuse to care about the unfortunate compatriots around them, but sympathize with the group of war-torn thugs, and sing such high-pitched tunes as 'hatred only creates more hatred', "countering violence with violence is never just", "there is no essential difference between the people who slaughter the thugs and the thugs themselves", then ask them to speak at the public trial and sing the opposite, and let the people vote on who can carry out justice on their behalf! ”
Lyudmila couldn't help but be deeply shocked when she heard Roland say this, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, and she sighed and said: "I can't help but be enthusiastic just by hearing you put forward this idea, maybe the profession that is really suitable for you is not a soldier, but a demagogue." ”
Roland laughed at the giant girl's complaints, but he didn't expect that his idea of a public trial would soon have a chance to be put into practice. (To be continued.) )