Chapter 85 Self-Defense or Crime? The Entanglement of Law, Reason and Emotion!

On the judgment seat.

Chief Judge Miao Feng nodded slightly and said.

"agree."

"Please ask the prosecutor to conduct cross-examination."

Hope stood up and nodded to the presiding judge.

Then he spoke.

"Lawyer Lin, the video just now confirms that Jiang Chen's testimony is true."

"But this only proves that Zhu Yingze and the other four did threaten Jiang Chen in the end."

"We must understand that such verbal threats, no matter how harsh they are, have not yet caused actual harm to the Jiang Chen brothers."

"If you rely on this alone, you cannot prove the legitimacy of Jiang Chen's murder!"

"In our view, Jiang Chen's murderous behavior is still an extreme act."

"And it is very likely to constitute intentional homicide!"

"So far, the evidence you have provided is not sufficient to support your claim. Jiang Chen still cannot meet the requirements for legitimate defense."

"If you cannot produce more evidence favorable to the appellant, we will not change our plea in this case."

"We will severely accuse Jiang Chen of intentional homicide!"

Hou Bo's words undoubtedly poured cold water on the audience at the scene and online.

They had just pinned their hopes on acquitting Jiang Chen.

Although they all know that there is little hope.

But Hope directly insisted on convicting him of intentional homicide, which was quite disappointing.

For a time, there were complaints in the audience.

Boom~~

Chief Judge Miao Feng knocked his gavel and said seriously.

"Please keep quiet!"

The presiding judge gave the order and everyone immediately stopped talking.

I have to say that when the audience was discussing just now, Hou Bo still felt some pressure.

However, out of professionalism, he still insists on acting in accordance with the law.

At the defense table.

Lin Hao looked calm.

He said slowly.

"Prosecutor Hou, you just said that the verbal threats, no matter how harsh they were, did not cause actual harm to the two of them, right?"

"Then let me ask you, Jiang Mu was seriously injured after being beaten by a group. Is this considered actual injury?"

Hope hesitated for a moment and then said.

"This certainly counts as actual harm, but this harm occurred before that threat and is not directly related to that threat."

"And I just said that we will handle this case separately and we will never let any guilty person go!"

"What does Lawyer Lin want to explain by bringing this matter up now?"

Lin Hao sneered on the spot and said.

"Isn't it directly related?"

"Then let me ask Prosecutor Hou again, if Jiang Chen lets Zhu Yingze leave that night, do you dare to ensure that Jiang Mu's incident will not happen again?"

Hou Bo was speechless for a moment, but quickly spoke again.

"I can't guarantee that the same thing won't happen again, but that's not the reason why Jiang Chen can kill, right?"

"He can definitely tell the police! The police will naturally handle it properly!"

Lin Hao smiled helplessly and said disdainfully.

"Properly handled? Ridiculous!"

"Three days before Jiang Chen went to find them, they called the police when Jiang Mu was beaten. Did the police handle it properly?"

"The police can't even find out who beat Jiang Mu! Even if Jiang Mu identifies Zhu Yingze and the others again and again, will it be useful?"

"Okay, even if the police believe Jiang Mu's testimony, the crime scene and evidence have been cleaned up by the forces behind rich men like them! Can the police arrest people without evidence?"

"You said you can call the police if you are threatened by them, but what happens next?"

"Will the police protect them 24 hours a day? Will they ensure their safety at all costs? Can the police guarantee that they will not be retaliated against?"

"Everyone! And Prosecutor Hou! We must admit that the police are not omnipotent!"

"Also, please don't misunderstand me. What I say here today is not intended to belittle the public security organs."

"I just want to remind everyone that the police force is a limited public resource, and it cannot take care of every one of us!"

"So when he can't take care of us, our lives and property are threatened. What should we do?"

"Can't we use our own strength to rise up and resist? Don't we even have the most basic right to safeguard our own legitimate rights and interests?"

"What I want to fight for today is the right to proactively seek self-protection in the face of evil forces!"

As soon as Lin Hao finished speaking, everyone at the scene started talking.

Between words, he recognized Lin Hao's words.

In the face of evil forces, we cannot rely solely on the officialdom.

We ourselves should also have the courage to resist oppression.

Otherwise, he will just be like the Jiang family brothers before, always being stepped on and without dignity.

At the prosecutor's table.

Hope said disapprovingly.

"The police, as lawyer Lin said, cannot guarantee the absolute safety of the two of them."

“But the law does not restrict people’s right to rise up and resist!”

"Everyone has the right to self-defense in the face of oppression!"

"But what we want to discuss now is, what kind of behavior is legitimate defensive behavior, and what are the limits of legitimate defense?"

"Obviously, Jiang Chen's brutal killing of Zhu Yingze completely exceeded the necessary limits of legitimate defense!"

"From a legal perspective, reasonable defense rights should be protected, but defense beyond the limit must not be allowed!"

"Defense beyond the necessary limit is a crime!"

Hou Bo's words were sonorous and powerful.

It is indeed convincing.

In fact, what Hou Bo said is exactly what most people think.

It's just that in this case, people's sympathy for Jiang Chen dominated their emotions.

So even if it makes sense, they still want Jiang Chen to get away with it.

In the defense seat.

Lin Hao faced Hou Bo directly, not afraid at all.

"Okay, let's talk about the limits of self-defense."

"Regarding how Jiang Chen's behavior should be characterized, Prosecutor Hou believes it was intentional homicide, but I don't think so."

"I think we might as well analyze it in stages."

"First, the first stage. I think everyone has seen it very clearly in the video just now."

"My client Jiang Chen was extremely nervous from the beginning. Although he brought a knife, he never took it out to hurt anyone."

"Of course, you may say that he took the initiative to bring a knife, which means he had the intention to kill or hurt people, and we don't deny this."

"But even if Jiang Chen went to the appointment with the intention of killing, the actual In fact? Everyone can see that he simply can't do it! "

"From the perspective of criminal constitution, he can't even be considered to have stopped committing a crime! At most, he can only be considered to be preparing for a crime!"

"There is an old saying in our Xia country, a gentleman judges deeds rather than hearts!"

"Does Jiang Chen not even have the courage to pull out a knife? Just because he had that idea, should we charge him with intentional homicide?"

"Regarding the statement that Jiang Chen intentionally killed someone, I think it should be judged until he did not take the initiative to pull out a knife."

"In fact, Jiang Chen's so-called intentional homicide only stopped at the stage of thought, and was not implemented, so it is not established!"

When Lin Hao said this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Whether it is emotional, rational or legal, an idea of ​​killing that has not yet been implemented is absolutely impossible to constitute a crime.