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A Man For All Seasons - Giving the Devil the Benefit of Law

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Film & TV clipsLaw, policing & justiceFree speech, censorship & civil liberties

What it is

A one-minute clip from the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons. Thomas More refuses to arrest the Devil, saying he would give even the Devil the benefit of law for his own safety's sake.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses the scene to argue for due process and for protecting the speech and rights of people you dislike.

  • 1 people recommended it
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What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a brief excerpt of the film on Youtube that resonates particularly well today”

    Brief film excerpt on defending legal process even for the wicked.

    pseudolus, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records”

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Topics: thomas more, rule of law, free speech, film clip, due process

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