Chapter 107, Case Closed

"Isn't the information stored in the police database the real information entered for the purpose of statistical work?

Isn't the information stored in the police database based on the real situation?

When the content recorded in the data does not correspond to the actual situation, shouldn't the real situation be used as the benchmark?

Why?

Why is it that when the data does not match the reality, the data prevails instead of the reality?

Why? WHY!!! ”

Dona threw out rhetorical questions one after another, and then said

"Why is it that when our utility bills don't match the actual amount of water and electricity consumed, they always like to ask us if we are playing tricks first, instead of looking up if there is something wrong with the bill?"

"Why is it that when we have a problem with our bank account, instead of checking if there is a problem with the staff entering the information, they tell us that our account should be like this?"

"Why don't we check the security loopholes in data entry and storage when a child's actual age does not match the information showing her age, but forcefully inform her that she is 22 years old?"

“WHY?”

"Where did she go for those 7 years? Who spent her seven birthdays with her? ”

"We stole 7 years of her time!"

"If she really has to be notified to be 22 years old, we are all thieves! The thief who stole her 7 years of time! ”

Dona's impassioned voice still echoed over Courtroom 9, and it didn't go away for a long time.

Brooklyn stared at the dossier in front of him, one containing copies of police documents and one testimony from the defense.

22 years old? Or 15 years old?

Brooklyn quickly made a decision.

"The prosecution and defense have submitted all the evidence on the list, do the parties have any other witness evidence that is not included in the list to be presented?"

Brooklyn asked.

Seeing that both sides said no, Brooklyn announced that the evidence presentation session was over, and the trial entered the closing argument, and no evidence will be supplemented in this case.

According to the rules, the prosecution will speak first in closing arguments.

Wood Ward buttoned up and got up to the jury bench.

"A plan that sounded like a joke, a computer, a string of code, a directive, 17 lives, more than 30 people were seriously injured, hundreds of people were slightly injured, and an apartment building was destroyed by fire."

His expression was very serious, and with a low tone, he sounded like he was attending a memorial service.

"I don't want to talk about the economic losses, human losses, and the consumption of medical resources, emergency and disaster relief resources, which exist to serve people. In the face of 17 human lives, they are insignificant. ”

"But what I'm saying is, can we act as if none of this happened just because of the simple phrase 'underage'?"

"When I came to the courthouse this morning, I deliberately drove past the scene of the crime, which has not been cleaned up so far, and more than a dozen streets around it are still blocked and impassable.

I also thought, I want to act as if nothing happened, I even pray every day, it doesn't happen, it's still there, the fire, the collapse, the screams of the wounded, it's all my nightmare.

But everything I saw this morning reminded me that they weren't dreams. ”

"We can forgive children for their small faults, such as they soiled their clothes, they stole ice cream, they were greedy for candy, they secretly ran to dangerous places to play.

We can even forgive the children for slightly older faults, such as the fights they did at school, the stupid things they did because of the onset of puberty, their occasional insults, and the fact that they broke the family car.

We can also forgive bigger mistakes, such as accidentally dismantling the refrigerator at home and accidentally making a mess of the house.

But when it comes to human life, we should not, let alone have the right to forgive them. ”

"Think about those 17 lives, think about their families and friends. Think of those burn patients. ”

"Who are we to talk about forgiveness?"

"Who are we to forgive them?"

Wood Ward's voice was always flat and deep, but his words were like a hammer smashing into the hearts of his listeners.

Especially in the jury he faced, the jurors showed sad expressions, and even their eyes turned red and tears flowed from his words.

Brooklyn waited for a moment before ordering Donna to make closing arguments.

Donna stood where Wood Ward had just stood—not how good the place was, but right in front of the person most likely to be chosen to represent the jury, and right in front of the juror's most vocal jurors.

"The law should protect the weak."

Dona spoke

"What is a weakling? We can open the law and find out who is protected by the law. ”

"Persons with disabilities, the elderly, the sick, persons with intellectual disabilities, and minors."

"Now a minor is sitting in the dock, under scrutiny that she shouldn't be facing at her age."

"The eyes of the masters shouted that she was guilty, but the law stood between them and protected her."

"So the masters of the gaze came up with a way to define her as an adult."

"They removed her from the ranks of minors!"

"If the law gets in their way, they bypass it! If the law protects their target, they find a way to expel the target from legal protection! ”

"The law is supposed to protect the weak! But the law is in the hands of man! Is it to protect the weak, or to expel the weak from the protection based on personal likes and dislikes? ”

"Everyone who has fairness and justice in their hearts knows how to choose."

DuangDuangDuang!

Brooklyn rang the gavel.

"Defense lawyer, watch your words."

Brooklyn reminded.

Dona's statement, in the strict sense of the word, has already found Emma Gilson guilty.

It is not new for defense lawyers to believe that their clients are guilty, but the rules state that the prosecution and defense are not allowed to express their opinions on whether the defendant is guilty or not at the time of closing arguments.

Dona's statement was strictly a sideshow.

Although she did not explicitly mention Emma Gilson's guilt, the meaning of her words already indicated that she believed Emma Gilson was indeed guilty.

Just as Dona finished speaking and Brooklyn was about to adjourn the court, Wood Ward got up again and signaled that he had something to say.

Brooklyn unexpectedly stopped the falling gavel.

"The law is supposed to protect the weak." Wood Ward fastened his buttons and came to the jury "But who is the weak?" ”

"Veterans are equally protected by law, who are they weak in relation to a newborn baby?"

"Firefighters, police officers...... Does the law protect every citizen of the Federation, and every citizen of the Federation is weak? ”

"In this case, who is the weaker person in this case, a person with a good family environment and computer skills that even the world's top hackers and FBI special computer technology consultants admire, and a person who is full of hatred and plots revenge plans?"

"I think God didn't seem to think about who was weak when he was Adam and Eve."

"Even if she's really a weakling."

"The world operates according to its own laws, and not whoever is weak can do whatever he wants."

"The law never protects a certain group or an individual, but the legitimate rights and interests of every citizen."

"She said that the law is supposed to protect the weak, and I think the full way it should be expressed should be like this."

"The law does not protect the weak, the law protects the legitimate rights and interests of every citizen."