USA lawyer Clarence Darrow's life

USA lawyer Clarence Darrow's life

2011-06-30 10:06:18

Clarence Seward Darrow?? died in 1938 in March 13th, at the age of 81. For Darrow, until his death he was not sitting on the defense lawyer mat congratulations?? the jury is out, the court has been dispersed, the God to comfort him.

On 1857, Clarence Seward Darrow?? was born in a small town Kingsmen Christopher Dick, at the age of 20 and became a young and poor law, in the state of Ohio, Andover town for some trifles dispute lawsuit. Perhaps no one thought, this appearance is not breathtaking guy in his 60 year career as a lawyer in the saved 107 rope was set in the neck of human life, and participate in many criminal cases was American most controversial defence.

The middle of the nineteenth Century to 20 at the beginning of the world Ji USA, industrial strength is developing with hitherto unknown speed, capitalism is strain every nerve from labour to squeeze every drop of sweat, completion of the primitive accumulation of their own. Those people are forgotten by society in full of greed greed, hatred and Prejudice iron world in search of shelter. Who will cry for the poor people? Who can take a compassion, tolerance and the fiery heart for this age to establish the correct principles? Who can for human right and and thorough interpretation of the law, justice and truth?

The times chose darrow.

Eugene from 1894 Chicago? Days murder, explosion until the 1911 Mcnamara brothers "era" building case, Darrow fulfilled he resigned from the Chicago and northwestern railroad company counsel promise: "I will call for the poor, the weak and the hard work of the people, for the suffering in the darkness and despair called." He running in America greatly small coal mines and factories, in countless map are not marked the place as a member of the trade union and can not afford the defence defense costs people enjoy quite a reputation, become the "union lawyer", with curses and with money money cast on the wall into a leading to the survival and justice gap. When capital newspapers clamored to let "criminals" blood for blood, he stood in the counsel table questioned capital lawyer: "who is the real murderer ? Is those who rely on drained the blood of the workers earn huge profits in capitalist, or those twelve hours a day in the dark mine, only sooner or later to see their children sleeping face, but still cannot support one family of miners ?" ; when all the people into a frenzy, the "criminals" sniff at, only Darrow stand up and say that they are victims of the truth: this world, is the world's chased.

From Eugene? Days murder to anthracite miners' strike case, from the Bill? Mcnamara Haygood murder to the bombing, Darrow until bribery jury case itself become the defendant, Darrow became USA capitalists and the enemy of the middle class, even after Mcnamara bombing, Darrow his help without all the miners brothers lost. The truth is not a friend, only the most popular lies and greed. And God gave his argument to Darrow only as a weapon.

The reason why many times the jury changed his mind after hearing the end of defense Darrow Darrow, perhaps because from the beginning to grasp the essence of the debate: for the truth, for the future, tolerance. His defence in addition to legal technology part, almost never confined to the crime itself behind, extensive reading and gifted with an extraordinary retentive memory memory so that he can always grasp the complicated behavior and motivation. In the great Bill? He Wood murder, he realized from the very beginning, the capital's lawyer couldn't care less about three trade union leaders accused alive, their real target is completely destroyed American union growing power; and to the wheat Kenamala case, they even want to ruin all who can speak. In the face of such a vicious conspiracy, only more profound, more open, more visionary reason more persuasive, let the wild city to calm down. And all this can only be built on deep compassion for human fate, can only be built on the profound insight into the development of the times. When Darrow to ILO defence, he could not believe that capital and labor can only reconciliation, to create a better future. In the murder of Lou Bo Leopold and Scopes "monkey" case, he more vividly conveys his idea: hatred can only bring hatred, violence can only bring about violence.

Darrow seems to have a natural ability, to feel the human suffering, and deeply for the suffering sorrow. In the so-called civilized society, we from the truth if we claim so close? In fact, the surface on human enthusiasm for punishment, the longing for the bloodthirsty and truth to disregard, Darrow almost a lawyer in his career is engraved with a more profound experience. He was in court, saying with its is in debate and prosecution lawyers, rather he tried to rouse the instinct of human, are innumerable greedy bias repressed love and tolerance in despair. He was never convinced the jury by the law, because he knew that the most powerful weapon is not legal, but mankind for their own sad miserable fate of mercy and compassion.

Yes, Darrow set the supreme law for the debate: not win each other, but to win the truth; not killing, but not take the matter on its merits, but preached tolerance; the human thoughts to a deep place. Most people destined to be enthusiastic, blindly, biased view of the world, they need guidance and education, although no one think of myself. The debate is their least favorite activities. Too many people regard the debate as a entertainment, rather than a tool of thinking. The value for the debate of Darrow wrote a thick and heavy in colours footnote.

Biographer Erwin? S pass is undoubtedly Darrow admirers, "Darrow defended the record" in his words, even to Darrow became famous in abandoned dump "thought of different levels of the" on the ground with a pen, and I don't believe all opponents Darrow announced that ugly be thrown into a panic. When the jury. But undoubtedly, Darrow is still one of the greatest lawyer in the world. Because at least he caused the people to the crime, to tolerance, to legal concerns. "There is a Darrow in court defense of black and white photos nursing record" Darrow argued on the cover, I guess it is for the Mcnamara brothers explosion defense scene. Darrow still wearing a white shirt, cuffs open, purple tie hanging on the neck son, suspenders loosely wrapped around the body, broad shoulders a big head, staring at the. One of his hands in his pockets, a hand was raised high, pointing to the distance. The crowd packed the courtroom, innumerable or fear, or lazy, or confused eyes stared at him. Where is he at? Is full of mercy, compassion and tolerance of Utopia? Is he a sly joke?