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Title: a time to kill and to kill a mockingbird
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May 30, 2003 |
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A young African American girl is brutally raped by two redneck men, Pete and Billy Ray. The girl is found and rushed to the hospital and the two men are later arrested after bragging about the rape at a local bar. As the two men are entering the court room, the girls father, Carl, shoots and kills them... Showed first 250 characters
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He recalls a similar case in a nearby town where a little girl was raped, and the men accused were acquitted. Carl does not want that to happen, so he takes the law into his own hands. Carl is arrested and taken to jail. Many local African American activists try to convince Carl to be represented by one of their high powered attorneys, Carl decides he wants his friend, Jake, a white man, to represent him... Showed next 250 characters
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