You Don't Know Jack Page #12

- No, it's a game.

It's a game that

if I lose, I win,

Because I go

to the supreme court.

I get this debate in front of

the people where it belongs.

That's an assumption.

What if you're wrong?

- Never been wrong. - Are you willing

to set back the legalization

- Of assisted suicide for god knows how long?!

- I'm not gonna start now.

- Migrate, will you?!

- Jack, jack, would you forget the geese?

Migrate! Look at you,

hiding behind the boat.

- ( gunshot ) - (

geese honking )

You know, I never

minded feeding them,

But look at this.

All over there's poop!

Watch where you're stepping.

Look at this.

- Geoff.

- ( gun c*cks )

- Yeah?

- Your problem--

You don't see

the big picture.

My problem is that

you're a stubborn fool.

For a brilliant man, you show

an alarming lack of judgment

- When it counts the most.

- I don't care what happens to me,

And I'm not afraid

because I'm right.

- ( crowd cheering ) - engler

on tv:
Thank you very much!

Man a grateful john engler enjoys

the thrill of his victory

For a third term as

michigan's governor.

He trounced his

demoatic opponent.

Man #2:
Geoffrey fieger has to

feel somewhat humiliated today.

- This is a man who is not used to losing...

- ( typewriter clicking )

...Not used to losing

the big es, certainly,

The voters of michigan have

pretty resoundingly said,

"geoffrey, we might hire you

if we had a legal case,

But we don't want you

to be our governor.

( chanting ) death is not welcome here!

Death is not--

Woman:
Pretrial hearings

get underway today

On the people of the state of

michigan versus jack kevorkian.

Now this is following that

controversial broadcast

Of the videotape showing dr.

Jack kevorkian

Giving a fatal dose of

chemicals to thomas youk

On the news program "60 minutes.

"

A wide array of protest

groups have amassed

Here outside the oakland

county court house,

Contentiously voicing both

their opposition and support.

One way or another, this is dr.

Jack kevorkian's fifth trial

And it very well

may be his last.

Woman #2:
I've looked at all

the motions, gentlemen.

Mr. Gorosh, I'm

denying your motions

To quash all the charges against dr.

Kevorkian.

Theris

no basis to dismiss.

But I do think there

is an argument here

That murder

and assisted suicide are

Incompatible charges

by definition.

Well, that may be something to be

debated in a law school class,

But not in my courtroom.

And, mr. Skrzynski, I'm

granting your motion

To limit testimony

on the murder charge

But not

on assisted suicide.

A person's pain and

suffering is very relevant

When defending an

assisted suicide charge.

The trial starts

in five days.

Jack:

Okay, thank you.

It just occurred to me--

Why don't we drop the assisted

suicide charge altogether?

What are you saying?

I'm saying that

what proved lethal

In all our other cases was

The family members

testifying,

Juries hearing about the

conditions of the victims,

How much pain

they were in

And all that bullshit.

So if we drop

the charge,

Make it all

or nothing on murder,

The widow,

the brother--

Theyon't get

to testify.

Precisely.

Just take all that sympathy

out of the courtroom.

Hmm.

Judge:
Do you understand, dr.

Kevorkian,

That you are charged with

first-degree murder

And delivery

of a controlled substance

And that the assisted

suicide charge

- Has been dropped?

- I do. Yes.

Judge:
You understand

that you could spend

The rest

of your life

in prison?

Whatever is

left of it, sure.

You understand

what prison is?

Did you see "the shawshank

redemption," sir?

No.

Do you understand you may not

disrupt or inconvenience the court

In any way,

shape or form?

I will act like

the guest that I am.

You're no guest.

You're the defendant.

Man:
What do you think of dr.

Jack kevorkian

Actually helping people

kill themselves?

Well, my grandma's

very sk

And everyday

she asks me

"bring me jack kevorkian.

"

Doctors are

supposed to uphold

The hippocratic oath,

though, save lives.

Some people are dying

And they should be dying

gracefully with dignity and honor.

But I don't think we ought to put

them out to pasture this way.

I think he rocks.

He gives people a choice

Of whether or not

they want to suffer

Throughout

terminal illnesses or not.

Dr. Jack kevorkian is one

of the most audacious

Serial killers this

country has ever known.

Let's say your mother

wanted his help,

Wanted to kill herself.

What would

you think of that?

Well, if she was

mentally competent,

I would ask her

what she wanted

And support her.

Woman:
The names of

dozens of other people

Who have died with the

help of jack kevorkian

Laid out on the courthouse

lawn to make a point.

Conviction is important,

cause jack kevorkian is

The most public symbol of the euthanasia

movement and we need to stop him.

Skrzynski:
Please tell us, dr.

Dragovic,

Did mr. Youk's a.L.S.

Contribute to his death at all?

- No. - Skrzynski:

Then how did he die?

He was poisoned by intravenously-

injected substances.

Jack on tv:
Is homicide

always murder, doctor?

- No, sir.

- When is it not murder?

Skrzynski:
Objection.

That's a legal question.

Sir, you may question him in

regard to his autopsy report,

But nothing further

that's legal.

- But why? Look, I-- -

judge:
If you had consulted

Your attorney, he'd

tell you why.

Uh, okay.

- Is euthanasia always murder?

- Skrzynski:
Objection.

Always homicide?

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, it's always homicide.

And you stated

that homicide

Is not necessarily

always murder.

Therefore...

Out of pure logic,

wouldn't you say

That euthanasia is

not always murder?

Skrzynski:
Objection.

Calls for a legal conclusion.

Jack:
No, it calls

for simple logic.

It's-- it's--

it's a syllogism.

It calls for nothing

but syllogism.

Again, you're asking him to

make a legal conclusion.

No, but this is a

mathematical conclusion.

It's simple arithmetic.

I don't know sh*t

about the law either,

But I know when I'm

watching a train wreck.

Yeah, well, I told him

gorosh is a putz.

It can't possibly

be a fair fight.

You gotta do something, geoff.

Anything.

- Dr. Kevorkian.

- Oh.

Tom's brother's flight

from France

Got delayed,

but he will be here soon.

Okay, don't worry.

We'rgonna get you both

on the stand to testify.

I know you want to call melody

youk as your first witness,

But what is it that she's

going to testify to?

Well, she's going to

testify about my intent,

What she observed and

our discussions--

Dr. Kevorkian, that has

no relevance here.

I assumed your counsel would've

advised you about this,

That once the assisted

suicide charge was dropped,

You could no longer put these

witnesses before the jury.

Yeah, but I'm talking

about what went on,

You know,

as to my intent.

Your feeling compelled to help mr.

Youk

Is not a legal defense,

And you're already aware

that a person's condition

Has no bearing in

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