Final Justice Quote
Merle Hammond: [his summation at Damon Benning's trial for George Saticoy's murder] ... Two men, friends since high school. Same intelligence, same sense of humor. But there were differences: Damon Benning chose a family man's life... wife, children, church... He wrote children's books for a living; George Saticoy went with an alternative lifestyle... one that eventually left him with a disease that would ravage his mind and body, and finally kill him. 20 years after these two similar-but-different men became friends, one had averything to live for; the other had nothing to lose. The prosecution would have you believe that my client killed in cold blood, that his story of self-defense was a bald-faced lie. I pose this question: If Mr. Benning were to lie, why would he tell THAT one? Couldn't he just say he shot at someone he thought was an intruder? Mr. Benning told a story that was quite specific, and quite horrifying: that his long-time friend, who was gay, had threatened him with an HIV infection. Now, the prosecution claims that there would be no reason for Mr. Benning to react as he said he did; that, given George Saticoy's size and fading strength, the defendant was in no danger. Well, let me ask you this: If you were threatened with the scourge of this century, with a disease of PANDEMIC proportions, a disease which is a DEATH SENTENCE, how clearly would you think? How reasonably would you react? How afraid would you become? And what would you do to save your life from a man who had already lost most of his?
Movie: Final Justice
