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Reaction to “A Time to Kill” After having watched “A Time to Kill”, I have a better understanding on Race and Ethnicity, and how they have changed from the past to present. In the movie, I saw how a man was traumatized to the extent of murder when he had found out that his little girl had been raped. This man, who happened to be black, was then put on trial in front of a jury of peers, all being white, and had to justify his actions based on a plea of insanity. I feel that any man, no matter what ethnicity and race he may be, deserves a fair trial. The basic setup has 10-year old Tonya Hailey, the daughter of Carl Lee Hailey, being raped and beaten by two redneck white men. Carl believes that, because of the time and setting this movie takes place, the two rednecks will not be brought to justice to his satisfaction. Taking the law into his own hands, Carl Lee guns down the pair in fro