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Harland W. Braun was Officer Theodore J. Briseno’s counsel for his federal trial, where Briseno was tried and acquitted of violating Rodney King’s civil rights. In his interview, “Screw Through Your Chest,” Braun wonders whether it was truly justice that his client got off while Officer Powell and Sergeant Koon were found guilty. He insinuates that the guilty verdicts were ultimately a meaningless, symbolic gesture on America’s part—an effort to pretend that the country has moved beyond systemic racism.
Harland W. Braun Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 quotes below are all either spoken by Harland W. Braun or refer to Harland W. Braun. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Screw Through Your Chest
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Is it the truth of Koon and Powell being guilty
or is it the truth of the society
that has to find them
guilty in order to protect itself?
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Harland W. Braun Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 quotes below are all either spoken by Harland W. Braun or refer to Harland W. Braun. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Screw Through Your Chest
Quotes
Is it the truth of Koon and Powell being guilty
or is it the truth of the society
that has to find them
guilty in order to protect itself?
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
