Chapter 562: American Law is a Joke (First Update, Please Subscribe)
The "Los Angeles Massacre" not only shocked America, but also Europe. Most countries, including France and Britain, issued official statements condemning the mob's atrocities, but they also believed that the United States, as a "civilized country", would properly handle the matter.
Of course, if it were in the past, no one would care about the life and death of the Chinese people, but it is different now.
With Daming, everything is different from the past. No one cared in the past, but now Daming cares!
If the Ming Dynasty cares, others must also care.
Guo Songtao, the Chinese ambassador to Britain, was deeply touched by this change. But despite his feelings, he was a little embarrassed when faced with the Ming Dynasty's aggressive determination to seek justice for the Chinese, because those people were from the Qing Dynasty!
He was even more embarrassed when journalists asked him how the Qing Dynasty would deal with the matter.
How to answer?
Protecting overseas Chinese?
Our Qing Dynasty is "invincible in every way" but not "invincible in the world". Protection? What protection? In fact, if this matter had not caused a sensation, the Qing Dynasty would have simply closed its eyes and turned a blind eye.
Then this incident did not happen. But now it is not possible, people have come to ask, I must answer.
"We believe that the United States of America will handle it fairly according to the law!"
Fair treatment!
Yes, the United States is a civilized country with a legal system. At least in the eyes of Europeans, the United States is civilized, has a legal system, and is...
So, they all seem to believe that it will eventually be resolved within the scope of the law.
Amid accusations from European countries, a trial presided over by federal judge Hale began in a Los Angeles court. Under pressure, Los Angeles prosecutors charged nine white rioters with manslaughter.
"... I bravely rushed in and saw a Chinese man with gunshot wounds. Then I was attacked with a gun. I had to retreat and lost my gun."
In court, Officer Jesse Beardland appeared as a witness. In fact, many rioters appeared as witnesses, and all their testimonies told a lie - the Chinese killed Robert Thompson who tried to stop the fight and attacked the police officers during the infighting.
"Officer Bildran, according to the evidence we have collected, you were in Yuan's grocery store when the incident occurred. There is testimony showing that you and Robert Thompson and others went to his grocery store to blackmail them, right?"
As soon as the lawyer finished speaking, there was a round of booing in the courtroom, even the jurors booed. Although the judge was sent by the federal government, the jurors were all selected locally.
Faced with the boos in the courtroom, Judge Hale was helpless. There was no doubt that this was an atrocity - 18 of the 172 Chinese people who were kidnapped died. The death toll accounted for more than 10% of the total Chinese population in Los Angeles. Moreover, the total population of Los Angeles at that time was only more than 5,000 people, and the death toll accounted for 0.36% of the total population. In terms of proportion, it was already a lot.
It was an absolute bloodbath.
But the problem is that no one cares about them, at least in Los Angeles, or even in California, no one cares about the lives of these Chinese. Even the prosecutor was very perfunctory in charging them with "manslaughter".
As a federal judge, he was also very helpless about this. Although he tried to ask the prosecutor to charge the case with "intentional homicide", he was rejected by the other party.
"I really can't find any trace of deliberateness!"
From prosecutors to jurors to the citizens of Los Angeles, no one was sad about the killing of Chinese people. They even talked excitedly about the massacre that day, and many people felt sorry for not being able to kill more Chinese people.
This is a trial with a predetermined outcome.
Faced with ironclad evidence, the nine criminals who were eventually brought to court were sentenced to only 2 to 6 years in prison. Their charges were not murder, but manslaughter.
When the verdict was announced, there was booing in the courtroom, and Hale, the federal judge, spoke directly.
"This verdict is based on the evidence currently available..."
Although he believed that Los Angeles city government officials were involved in covering up the massacre, which led to a high degree of disagreement between the government officials and the killer's testimony, and thus it was impossible to convict the killer of murder, so what?
"I hope the Los Angeles authorities can seriously reflect on this incident and prevent similar tragedies from happening again."
When the result came out, the mob's defense lawyer shouted to reporters outside the court as he walked out of the court.
"This is an unfair trial. We have seen a federal judge unreasonably and arbitrarily interfering with state justice. Tom Hanger and nine other gentlemen are innocent. The deaths of those Chinese were entirely due to self-defense. Gentlemen, this is an unfair trial!"
This is an unfair trial!
It seems that in everyone's opinion, this was an unfair trial. For the people of Los Angeles, they felt that the sentencing of nine "brave men" was unfair. In Sacramento, the capital of California, after Governor Newton Booth learned of the trial result, he declared to the press.
"This was a fair trial. Although a tragedy occurred in Los Angeles, it was not only stopped quickly, but we also saw that American laws are still effective. The thugs got the punishment they deserved. God can testify that justice has finally arrived!"
In response to the governor's answer, some people applauded while others booed.
"Mr. Governor, do you think this is really justice?"
Someone among the reporters asked loudly.
"Of course, they have all received the punishment they deserved!"
Newton Booth had no good feelings towards the Chinese. In order to win the votes of white people, he even advocated anti-Chinese sentiment many times. He is doing the same now.
Faced with the governor's answer, some reporters booed directly. In their opinion, this was simply fooling the law and fooling everyone. But even their boos did not affect Newton Booth, and he still kept smiling.
Just then, another reporter asked.
"Mr. Governor, do you think this result can satisfy the Ming Empire and calm their anger?"
In response to the reporter's question, the governor spoke in an indignant tone.
"Sir, as we all know, the American judiciary is independent. Even as the governor, I cannot interfere with the judge's decision. Besides, I believe this is absolutely a fair trial! As for whether the Ming Empire is satisfied, this is not within our consideration at all. After all, the American judiciary is independent and American laws are fair."
When he said this, he was completely unashamed, as if it was true. This was a fair trial, and as the governor, he did not interfere with the judiciary.
He did not succumb to pressure from Washington. Why would he succumb to pressure from there?
As the governor, he certainly respects the law and the judicial system.
Look at now.
This trial was so fair! It fully demonstrated to the world how advanced the American system is.
(End of this chapter)
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