Name some reasons why a Marine would relieve a code red? being late for platoon or company...
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Kaffee:
name some reasons why a Marine would relieve a code red?
Cpl. Barnes:
[while on the witness stand]
being late for platoon or company meetings, keeping his barracks in disorder, falling back on a run.
Kaffee:
have you ever received a code red?
Cpl. Barnes:
yes sir, we were doing seven man assault drills and my weapon slipped. It was just so it was over a hundred degrees and my palms were sweaty and I forgot to use the resin like we were taught
Kaffee:
what happened?
Cpl. Barnes:
that night the guys in my squad threw a blanket over me, took turns punching me in the arm for five minutes, then they poured glue in my hands and it worked too because I ain't dropped my weapon since
Kaffee:
was Private Santiago late for platoon meetings?
Cpl. Barnes:
yes sir
Kaffee:
were his barracks ever in disorder?
Cpl. Barnes:
yes sir
Kaffee:
did he ever fall back on a run?
Cpl. Barnes:
all the time sir
Kaffee:
did "ever" prior to the night of September sixth ever receive a code red?
Cpl. Barnes:
no sir
Kaffee:
never?
Cpl. Barnes:
no sir
Kaffee:
you got a code red because your palms are sweaty
Kaffee:
why didn't Santiago, this burden to his unit, ever get one?
Cpl. Barnes:
Dawson wouldn't allow it sir
Kaffee:
[looking at the jury]
Dawson wouldn't allow it
Cpl. Barnes:
the guys talked tough about Santiago but they wouldn't go near him, they were too afraid of Dawson sir
Capt. Ross:
object, the witness is speculating
Kaffee:
I'll rephrase, Jeffery did you ever want to give Santiago a code red?
Cpl. Barnes:
yes sir
Kaffee:
why didn't you
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not wanting to see his record tarnished
by a formal charge.
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You preferred it be handled
within the unit?
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Yes, I most certainly did.
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- Do you know what a Code Red is?
- Yes, I do.
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- Have you ever ordered a Code Red?
- No, I have not.
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Did you order Dawson and two other men
to make sure that Private Bell...
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received no food or drink, except water,
for a period of seven days?
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That is a distortion
of the truth, Lieutenant.
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Private Bell was placed
on barracks restriction.
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He was given water and vitamin
supplements, and I can assure you...
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at no time was his health in danger.
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I'm sure it was lovely for Private Bell.
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But you did order
the barracks restriction, didn't you?
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- You did order the denial of food?
- Yes, I did.
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Wouldn't this form of discipline
be considered a Code Red?
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No.
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If I called the other 478 Marines
at Guantanamo Bay to testify...
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would they consider it a Code Red?
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The witness can't possibly testify
as to what 478 other men would say.
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We object to this entire line
of questioning. It's argumentative...
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and irrelevant badgering of the witness.
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The government's objection
is sustained, Lieutenant Kaffee...
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and I would remind you that you're now
questioning a Marine officer...
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with an impeccable service record.
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Thank you, Your Honor.
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Lieutenant, was Dawson given a rating
of below average on this last report...
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because you learned he'd been sneaking
food to Private Bell?
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- Object!
- Not so fast. Lieutenant?
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Lance Corporal Dawson
was given a below average rating...
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because he had committed a crime.
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A crime?
What crime did he commit?
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Dawson brought a hungry guy some food.
What crime did he commit?
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He disobeyed an order.
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And because he exercised
his own set of values...
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because he made a decision
about the welfare of a Marine...
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that was in conflict with your order,
he was punished, is that right?
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Lance Corporal Dawson disobeyed an order.
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Yeah, but it wasn't a real order, was it?
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After all, it's peacetime.
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He wasn't being asked to secure a hill
or advance on a beachhead.
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I mean, surely a Marine
of Dawson's intelligence...
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can be trusted to determine on his own
which are the important orders...
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and which orders might, say,
be morally questionable?
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Can he?
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Can Dawson determine on his own
which orders he's going to follow?
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No, he cannot.
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A lesson he learned
after the Curtis Bell incident, right?
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- I would think so.
- You know so, don't you?
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- Object!
- Sustained.
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Lieutenant Kendrick, one final question.
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If you had ordered Dawson
to give Santiago a Code Red...
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- I specifically ordered those men...
- Would he disobey you again?
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- Lieutenant, don't answer that!
- You don't have to. I'm through.
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Lieutenant Kendrick, did you order
Lance Corporal Dawson...
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and Private Downey
to give Willie Santiago a Code Red?
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- No, I did not.
- Thank you.
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What's the word?
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I got the tower chief's log from that night.
Jessup's telling the truth.
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- 6:00 a.m. flight was the first plane.
- Let me see this.
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- Working late tonight?
- Oh, yeah.
Clip duration: 230 seconds
Views: 391
Timestamp in movie: 01h 33m 19s
Uploaded: 31 August, 2021
Genres: drama, thriller
Summary: Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
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