Moral Question
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Under Suspicion
rp69 — 14 years ago(April 12, 2011 12:00 AM)
If you were in Hackman's shoes, and one of you're closest detective friends tried to honestly pin a murder on you(BUT FAILED naturally)?
You know you're innocent, but all the clues, evidence and coincidences overwhelmingly pointed to you. Do you hate you friend forever, and wish him burn in hell? Or do you forgive him, feel some unspoken respect for him for being an honest, uncompromised cop just going him where the clues took him, And never speak of the subject again?
Don't forget, he's honestly going where the clues lead, and you really look guilty as hell(being that you got caught lying, and really are kind of creepy)
"Life's tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." John Wayne -
Hemiola_78 — 14 years ago(April 25, 2011 05:06 PM)
There is a difference between what you're describing and what happens in the movie. The evidence they have against him is mostly circumstantial, which I wouldn't call "guitly as hell".
You can argue they were just doing their job, but their level of professionalism can be called into question in my oppinion, particularly Sergeant Opie's.
If I were Henry I wouldn't necessarily hate Victor forever, but I would certainly sever all ties with him. As for Sergeant Opie, I'd make sure he gets a more suitable job, e.g. picking peaches or changing tyres.