Dirty Harry

The movie Dirty Harry is about a cop who was known as Dirty Harry. Harry is a cop film with Clint Eastwood, who depicts Harry Callahan, as a strict cop. He uses any means to bring down a criminal, even if it means breaking the rules. He seeks justice and never forgets the case until he gets it done, even if the government asks him to leave the case. Regarding the movie, Edwin J. Delattre states that “It is easy for the justice system to protect potential suspects ahead of enforcing the rights of victims while ignoring citizens who were in danger or who had been murdered” (2002).

After the Civil War, there are some rules created to protect people’s right to due process of law. These rules give the opportunity to criminals to be protected in a legal way, which the police cannot control. The Fourth Amendment protects the criminal from being searched or seized. In the film, the police are not allowed to search a criminal to obtain evidence. Moreover, police cannot detain a person without proper justification. Harry broke both of these rules, which made the super advisor released the suspect to prevent charges that go against Harry. The suspect perpetrator may go free if his rights are violated. Harry’s commanding officer may have known there is no enough evidence, so the suspect should not be arrested, otherwise; there are charges will go against Harry. These rules run under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and

Safety is one priority that most people need. Without safety, many crimes will occur like murder, theft, drug use, and sexual assault. The second aspect is trust which can prevent negative views of police through ways such as responsibility and equal application of law. The police sometimes arrest people without reason, and that is an illegal application of law. Dirty Harry exemplifies the need of safety and trust to build a great