on the subject of troublesome lines...

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Posted by Myrrh on October 29, 1997 at 16:44:17:

One line that has always tickled me:

"He must be tried and hanged just like any other criminal!"

Tried and hanged?? Has the notion of innocent until proven guilty not taken root yet? Isn't this a bit harsh? He's already made up his mind he'll be hanged, why not just dispense with the trial and cut to the chase?

Silly questions, perhaps, but I always wonder when I hear Munro say that line.

Myrrh

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