Judge Griffin Quotes in Judge Dredd (1995)

Judge Griffin: My fellow Judges, have we forgotten the lessons of history? However quickly these block wars can be contained, it's clear that they're becoming an epidemic. An epidemic that should be dealt with immediately. The only solution is a tougher criminal code.

Judge Silver: Our situation gets worse every day. 73 citizen riots in 16 different sectors in the last 2 months alone.

Judge McGruder: Violent crimes rising at 15% every quarter. If we don't increase our resources they will be inadequate in less than three years.

Judge Esposito: Three years? Our resources are inadequate now!

Chief Justice Fargo: My fellow council members, as a city we continue to grow, and growth is painful. 65 million people living in an area designed for no more than 20. It's not enough that they rely on us for food, clothes, water, clean air...

Judge Griffin: [interrupting] Chief Justice, this city is in chaos! For social order we need tighter reigns! Incarceration hasn't worked as a deterrent, I say we expand execution to include lesser crimes!

Chief Justice Fargo: My fellow judges, I was barely in my teens when I put on this badge. When the time comes for me to take it off, please let me do so knowing that it still stands for freedom and not for oppression.

Judge Esposito: With the charge of Pre-Meditated murder. This Tribunal has found, Joseph Dredd: Guilty as charged.

[the audience gasps in disbeleif as Dredd is holding back a disappointed face]

Chief Justice Fargo: Joseph Dredd. You are aware that this council can only provide one punishment for your crime. Death. However, it is also a tradition that the council to honor the last order of a retiring senior Judge.

[Gets up from his seat]

Chief Justice Fargo: Therefore, I step down.

[the audience gasps in disbelief and Dredd gives out a surprised face]

Chief Justice Fargo: As I now take my walk to the Cursed Earth, I would like the council to honor *my* last order: Be leniant with Judge Dredd, for this actions and his years of service.

Judge Griffin: [Gets up] We shall honor this one, Judge Fargo.

[Fargo leaves the court]

Judge Griffin: Joseph Dredd, step forward.

[Dredd Steps forward]

Judge Griffin: Your sentence shall be, life imprisonment at Aspen Penal Colony and is to be carried out immediately.

[Holds up the Book of Law]

Judge Griffin: As it is written...

Judge Hershey: [Interrupts Griffin] Justice Griffin, this trial has been a farce, I demand an appeal...

Judge Griffin: [Interrupts Hershey] You will accept the court's decision, Judge Hershey.

[Several Judges come into the courtroom and secure Dredd]

Judge Hershey: Dredd, I'm sorry.

Judge Dredd: [as the Judges begin to take him away] You did your best, hershey. Thank you.

Judge Griffin: Let the betrayal of the Law be taken from our court. May his armor be taken from him, and all of his garb of justice.

[the Judges take off his badge and tear his uniform off and cuff him]

Judge Griffin: Let him be strickened from our hearts and our memories, forever.