That's the way it is
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Billy Hayes:
So, now it's time for me to speak. What is there for me to say? When I finish, you'll sentence me for my crime. So, let me ask you now: what is a crime? What is punishment? It seems to vary from time to time, place to place. What's legal today is, suddenly, illegal tomorrow; because, some society says it's so. And what's illegal yesterday, is, suddenly, legal; because, everybody's doing it and - you can't put everybody in jail. I'm not saying this is right or wrong. I'm just saying: that's the way it is
So, now it's time for me to speak. What is there for me to say? When I finish, you'll sentence me for my crime. So, let me ask you now: what is a crime? What is punishment? It seems to vary from time to time, place to place. What's legal today is, suddenly, illegal tomorrow; because, some society says it's so. And what's illegal yesterday, is, suddenly, legal; because, everybody's doing it and - you can't put everybody in jail. I'm not saying this is right or wrong. I'm just saying: that's the way it is
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So now it's time for me to speak
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What is there for me to say
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When I finish you'll sentence me for my crime
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So let me ask you now
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What is a crime
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What is a punishment
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It seems to vary from time to time and place to place
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What's legal today is suddenly illegal tomorrow
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because some society says it's so
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What's illegal is suddenly legal because everybody's doing it
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You can't put everybody in jail
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I'm not saying this is right or wrong
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I'm just saying that's the way it is
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Movie Summary
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
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Billy Hayes
