Cycle of Violence pg.6
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When I first started reading Judge Dredd, the book was an example of how oppressive a police state would be. Dredd was not himself really a character, but a stand in for the system... it could be any judge representing the law. Dredd's name is on the cover, so it's him, hence "I am the Law". But even the most archetypical 2 dimensional character can't help but develop some over almost 40 years. He's developed a conscience, and actually questions and even challenges the system from time to time. This, coupled with the reality of our own police system over the past decades becoming increasingly militarised and seemingly unable to deal with any situation with anything less than lethal force, much less fairly mete out law enforcement in a way that treats all equally, puts one in the awkward position of having empathy and respect for the anti-hero. Throw in incredible adversity and hardship, on top of unbreakable idealism... and one can't help but end up rooting for the future cops, charged with the task of total governance.
Once they seemed like fascist totalitarians, but now they look more like an incorruptible force who want what's best for society for society's sake, and not any other. They speak the truth and protect the people.
I think this says more about our world than his.
