LET HIM HAVE IT PART 11

"Let him have it." These words, uttered during a shootout by 19-year-old Derek Bentley, sealed his fate. But what did they mean? Was Derek telling Chris Craig, his psychotic partner, to shoot an approaching cop... or, as the defense contended, did he just want Chris to give the policeman the gun? This film, based on a true story, follows the controversial trial that ended with Bentley's execution -- despite the fact that he was epileptic and severely retarded. (Craig, at 16 years of age, was too young to be killed under British law.) The ensuing public outcry eventually led to the abolition of England's death penalty.

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[Camberwell86]

Albert Pierrepoint (executioner): "I have come to the conclusion that executions solve nothing, and are only an antiquated relic of a primitive desire for revenge which takes the easy way and hands over the responsibility for revenge to other people... The trouble with the death penalty has always been that nobody wanted it for everybody, but everybody differed about who should get off."

Like Gandhi said, "an eye for an eye just leaves the whole world blind."

[tigerspuds]

May the judged be the judges when they rot down in hell.

[SerbianMeerkat]

@er10b Thats because the actor IS Christopher Eccleston.

[er10b]

@thatguystefan probably a bit of alcohol to calm his nerves.

[er10b]

4 people don't want to suffer watching someone hang...

[er10b]

2:05 Is that Puddleglum?

[er10b]

The guy who is going to hang looks almost like Christopher Eccleston...

[AKAgambler360]

Can't believe christopher Craig was released

[AKAgambler360]

Derek was innocent. Da ending was very sad though

[warcraftguy10]

The protesters are good people for trying to help bentley GOOD PEOPLE R.I.P bentley and protesters. oh and cristopher may satan eat your soul for eternity

[Tomsonic41]

Saw this on TV the other day, and they cut the hanging scene! It jumped straight from "It'll be alright" to the aerial shot...

I remember watching this movie (uncut) in school, and being shocked at the speed at which he went from the holding cell to the actual drop.

[Tropas16]

R.I.P Derek Bentley not a good man by a long shot but innocent and pure