Watched "A Few Good Men" again yesterday ... great movie.
I always have the same question, however. Not sure if anyone here knows the answer, but here goes:
Everyone is always cautioning Lt. Kaffee to be careful in his questioning of Lt. Kendrick and Col. Jessup, because if he goes too far, he could get severely disciplined.
And yet in their answers to Kaffee, both Kendrick and Jessup are disrespectful. Jessup even calls him a snotty little ******* from the stand.
Is that how military court works?
Kaffee is also an officer, and he is responsible for defending two Marines. Theoretically, they all work for the government of the U.S. Shouldn't Kaffee have the ability to be aggressive without fear of reprisal? And shouldn't those on the stand respect his rank?
Is military court that one-sided, or was that angle just played up for the movie?
I always have the same question, however. Not sure if anyone here knows the answer, but here goes:
Everyone is always cautioning Lt. Kaffee to be careful in his questioning of Lt. Kendrick and Col. Jessup, because if he goes too far, he could get severely disciplined.
And yet in their answers to Kaffee, both Kendrick and Jessup are disrespectful. Jessup even calls him a snotty little ******* from the stand.
Is that how military court works?
Kaffee is also an officer, and he is responsible for defending two Marines. Theoretically, they all work for the government of the U.S. Shouldn't Kaffee have the ability to be aggressive without fear of reprisal? And shouldn't those on the stand respect his rank?
Is military court that one-sided, or was that angle just played up for the movie?
