General Dyer, is it correct that you ordered your troops to fire at the thickest part of...
Gandhi • 1982
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Government advocate:
General Dyer, is it correct that you ordered your troops to fire at the thickest part of the crowd?
Gen. Dyer:
[righteous tone]
That is so.
Government advocate:
One thousand five hundred and sixteen casualties with one thousand six hundred and fifty bullets.
Gen. Dyer:
My intention was to inflict a lesson that would have an impact throughout all India.
Indian barrister:
General, had you been able to take in the armored car, would you have opened fire with the machine gun?
Gen. Dyer:
I think, probably, yes.
Lord Hunter:
General, did you realize there were children, and women, in the crowd?
Gen. Dyer:
I did.
Government advocate:
But that was irrelevant to the point you were making?
Gen. Dyer:
That is correct!
Government advocate:
Could I ask you what provision you made for the wounded?
Gen. Dyer:
I was ready to help any who applied.
Government advocate:
General, how does a child shot with a 303 Lee-Enfield "apply" for help?
Gen. Dyer:
[silence]
General Dyer, is it correct that you ordered your troops to fire at the thickest part of the crowd?
Gen. Dyer:
[righteous tone]
That is so.
Government advocate:
One thousand five hundred and sixteen casualties with one thousand six hundred and fifty bullets.
Gen. Dyer:
My intention was to inflict a lesson that would have an impact throughout all India.
Indian barrister:
General, had you been able to take in the armored car, would you have opened fire with the machine gun?
Gen. Dyer:
I think, probably, yes.
Lord Hunter:
General, did you realize there were children, and women, in the crowd?
Gen. Dyer:
I did.
Government advocate:
But that was irrelevant to the point you were making?
Gen. Dyer:
That is correct!
Government advocate:
Could I ask you what provision you made for the wounded?
Gen. Dyer:
I was ready to help any who applied.
Government advocate:
General, how does a child shot with a 303 Lee-Enfield "apply" for help?
Gen. Dyer:
[silence]
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General
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had you been able to take in the armo red car
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wo ld you have opened fire with the machine gun
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l think' probably yes
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General did you realise there Were children and women in the crowd
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l did
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But that Was irrelevant to the point you were making
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That is correct
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Could l ask you what provision yo made for the wounded
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l was ready to help any who applied
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General how does a child
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shot with a 303 Lee Enfield
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apply for help
Clip duration: 62 seconds
Views: 203
Timestamp in movie: 01h 30m 01s
Uploaded: 20 November, 2022
Genres: drama, history
Summary: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
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