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Am I the only one who was bothered by this not-so-obvious fact?!

posted 16 years ago by ichabod81
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Did any of you ever come to think that if this would've happened in real life, it really wouldn't matter if he was cleared for the murder in the end, that he'd still go to jail for a long LONG time?! People, HE TOOK HOSTAGES AND TURNED HALF OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO INTO A BATTLEFIELD!! And not to mention the property damage. Sure this film is entertaining and has a great cast, but in real life the aftermath would be far from a simple pad on the back.. he'd have to stand for all of that regardless of being innocent to Nate's murder. Semi-happy ending, if you will..

[–] sneezer (166) 6 years ago

I am sure Danny would have been fine with a year jail sentence. He took down five crooked cops. The mayor and everybody else would have hoped he had a light sentence.

[–] TheMan18 (12548) 4 years ago

In addition to this, if he were to face jail sentence for however long due to all of this, would he be treated in jail fairly and not you know or even killed or something to that extent? And if any of God forbid the latter were to happen?

[–] TheMan18 (12548) 4 years ago

Besides, if the law chooses either option, to pardon Danny Roman and let him walk or to give him any prison sentence, would it be morally CORRECT and why or why not? Or do these terms, to quote Morgan Freeman's character from "Se7en" (1995), "don't apply"?

[–] RoboReCop (2746) 10 months ago

Would have been fitting if there was an ending credit montage of photos, news clippings, and tv news stating, "Man cleared of 'such and such', is also charged with 'such and such' by trying to clear name".

[–] howgamer (3652) 7 months ago

Haha I've always thought about that when watching this. He probably went to jail right after getting out of the hospital. Great movie though!

[–] alex321 (49) 5 months ago

It's still a better option than if he did nothing. He cleared his name, exposed the perpetrators and did not lose his wife which is the entire reason why he did what he did. He may do some time for what he did but I'm pretty sure he would have peace of mind that he would sooner or later go back to living his life with his wife instead of most probably getting a divorce and doing more time in jail on top of living the rest of his life as a false traitor/killer who could never go back to his old job. Also he didn't "turn half of Chicago into a battlefield". Most of it happened inside a federal building and the ending inside a house so no civilians other than the hostages were in danger.