Re: continental European law

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: Bill said:
:  ::and my impression of the times and of Col Munro as portrayed was that having been accused of sedition it was a forgone
: conclusion that Hawkeye would be hanged as he had no defense against the accusation made.
: ::"I'll have you tried and hanged!"
: 	What everyone that has posted about this line in the film has missed is that Munro was a Military Man who was operating in a war zone and his word at that point in time was law.  He was assurping English law and applying MILITARY JUSTICE!
: Now a days he would have had to try Hawkeye under Marital Law.  Even at that time a military court couldn't try a citizen who was not even sworn in to his scouts, but he saw it as a clear case of Hawkeye undermining his military authority,( after fair warning) and I believe that is the basis for his statement.  He was "The Law"!
:  So to end this post, I think Bill has a definite point in his interpretation of Munro"s thinking.  
: Bill, I think everyone's a little "shellshocked" with some of the things that have been posted this past week or so and jumped you a little too hard. Please don't stop advancing your insites and opinions.  That's what we're all supposed to be doing here. 
: Remember friends, we're not debating the size and shape of the tables at Panmunjom here,  we're talking about our favorive film.
: : : Soap Box Back in the Closet,
: Joe
: (Panmumjom; Hukd on foniks wrkd for me!) I just had to do that!


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