Thursday, March 8, 2012

Law and Order Observations


1. At the end of the episode, the state brought in a witness to testify against O’Connell who had nothing to do with the current case.  I found it interesting that the lawyer brought this woman in.  While she was very instrumental in proving he was a bad person and had committed a crime before, she had no real pertinence to the current case.  I was surprised the lawyer was allowed to question her during the trial.

2. This was a tiny detail in the episode, but when I noticed it, I was shocked that it happened.  After finding the man who appeared at first to have hung himself, Logan went into the cell and spoke with (who I believe was) the coroner.  The coroner handed the noose made from sheets to Logan.  Logan held this with bare hands.  Maybe this move was just overlooked by the editors, but I found it surprising that Logan held a potential piece of evidence in his bare hands.  This was especially shocking because they had yet to declare whether or not the death was actually a suicide.

3. Every time the detectives read a suspect his Miranda Rights, I perked up.  I was so surprised to hear them said differently than I traditionally have in the past.  The detective asked after every right, “do you understand?”   I continually wondered why the detectives don’t seem to ask this question anymore, or maybe they do and it is just the media that does not include this question anymore.

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