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POLICEMAN B (CONT'D)
POLICEMAN B (CONT'D)

The criminal must be punished, and
your daughter must be compensated.
Why should you be disadvantaged
when the bad guy is free to roam
above the law? If such criminals go
unpunished, crime will spread.

THE
I understand that. But the thing

didn't happen, so how can I say
otherwise?

POLICEMAN B
You two don't make sense. Why are
you protecting the criminal? No
matter what, your daughter already
has a bad reputation because people
in the neighborhood are talking. I
know you are an intellectual, so
you should behave in a logical way.

As he hears the word "intellectual", an anger flares up in the man's
mind. He raises his voice.

THE MAN
What is the point of being an
intellectual? An intellectual still
has to use a hoe, sell used books,
and work as a laborer. Please stop
calling me an intellectual.

POLICEMAN B
That is another story. What we are
dealing with here is the
application of the law, the
punishment of the guilty, the
upholding of law and order, and the
removal of bad elements from the
neighborhood.