or whatever they are called? how the hell is that proof anyway. are they just receipts for the game? they could be anyon
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rosarypliers — 13 years ago(October 02, 2012 09:12 AM)
Mooreiswar, that's what my grandfather said back then.Of course, the two could have said they just don't remember, they don't care about basketball, and they just went because Father Bobby had bought the tickets, and they didn't want to embarass him.
But I think it was all a question of psychology. Brad Pitt directed the attention of the jury away from the fact that ticket stubs don't really count as evidence. Father Bobby could have been to the game with two other people or gotten the tickets by other means. He pretended to corner Father Bobby with the fact that he didn't have any proof that he purchased the ticketsbut then Father Bobby shows them, and admit it, you were impressed when you saw the movie for the first time. And unlike the jury, we knew that the whole thing was a scam. -
tecmosuperbowler — 13 years ago(March 11, 2013 02:42 AM)
Something that always bothered me about this was that if I had been on that jury, I certainly would have wondered what was up with Brad Pitt not saying something at the very least like "you could have gone with any other two people" or something like that.
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Quboid — 12 years ago(April 25, 2013 01:31 PM)
I think Brad Pitt is too shocked by the stubs' appearance - his case, damaged by the disastrous character witness, had been destroyed just as he was twisting the knife in De Niro. He's visibly stunned and I think at that point, he realises that the defendants he had always assumed were guilty are actually innocent.
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jejozi — 13 years ago(February 27, 2013 07:49 PM)
You weren't paying attention, were you? First, they were basketball stubs. He just perjured himself saying he, a priest, John and Tommy were at the Knicks game at the time the murders were committed, thus giving them the alibi that got them acquitted.
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showtime321 — 12 years ago(April 16, 2013 02:23 PM)
I'm surprised no one noticed that he got the tickets from the fat shop owner, he was given an envelope (the ticket stubs) along with the cigarettes and change from the store. He probably did not even go to the game.
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lmor7752 — 12 years ago(May 08, 2013 12:38 AM)
A priest said that they were with him and the stubs showed some proof that they were there, as did him talking about the game. To most people that is more than enough to create reasonable doubt let alone considering child molesters. There is no requirement for absolute proof on the part of the defense in murder/criminal trials.
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jaystarstar — 12 years ago(July 03, 2013 07:51 PM)
King Benny got the stubs he had connections with guys in ticket offices and he could probably get stubs from any game he wanted. So he had one of his boys pass the envelope to Fat Mancho at the party store who slipped it to Hoffman, who had a guy HE know leave them in the church for Father Bobby to pick up.
The stubs were a complete shock to Michael. He didn't know they were coming. He thought it would be enough that Father Bobby testified at all he didn't figure he would have actual physical evidence to support his story.
But it also means Father Bobby's lying is a little more intentional and planned-out than simply lying about the basketball game.- You ever seen Superman $#$# his pants? Case closed.
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jaystarstar — 12 years ago(August 08, 2013 11:09 PM)
Michael and Shakes knew full well that John and Tommy were street criminals, murderers, and would probably go down sooner or later for committing some crime that was out of their control.
All they wanted to do was to get payback on the Wilkinson's guards. With Nokes they got it when John and Tommy smoked him, Addison got whacked by Little Caesar's hit crew, Styler got sent to jail, Ferguson was discredited and ruined and probably sent to jail.
Once that was done it was up to all of them to go on and live their lives. John and Tommy dying at age 29 by violent means was not exactly surprising.- You ever seen Superman $#$# his pants? Case closed.