#HIDALGO (2004)

[tylban]

[topherfoxtrot]

Hidalgo (2004) dir.: Joe Johnston

[screenshothaven]

Hidalgo (2004)

[longliverockback]

Los Lobos The Ride 2004 Hollywood ————————————————— Tracks: 01. La venganza de dos pelados - Café Tacvba 02. Charmed 03. Is This All There Is? - Little Willie G 04. Charmed 05. Somewhere in Time - Dave Alvin 06. Wicked Rain • Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack 07. Kilate - Tom Waits & Martha González 08. Hurry Tomorrow 09. Ya se va - Rubén Blades 10. Wreck of the Carlos Rey - Richard Thompson 11. Matter of Time - Elvis Costello 12. Someday - Mavis Staples 13. Chains of Love 14. Phone Call from Rita 15. Monstra’s Out 16. Jockey Full of Bourbon —————————————————

Steve Berlin

David Hidalgo

Conrad Lozano

Louie Pérez

César Rosas

* Long Live Rock Archive

[stealthwitch]

Some of you didn’t watch Hidalgo (2004) at a young age and it shows

[herewebingo]

public/private knowledge

Public Knowledge

Leon Scott Kennedy is a nationally recognized agent occasionally assigned to the US President's security detail.

He's a survivor of the Raccoon City Incident.

He saved Ashley Graham, daughter of former President Graham from a cult in 2004, and is considered a "Hero".

He is a founding and high ranking member of the Division of Security Operations.

Private Knowledge

Leon's official codified orders are federally recognized and have been since 2002 under Anti-Virus Weapons Protocol No. 7600. It authorizes him to act on behalf of national security separate from military operations. He takes full advantage of this protocol to make decisions about what to do next. This is a position of service but also an extreme position of potentially rogue power.

Leon was involved in Operation Javier, and took Manuela Hidalgo into protective custody in 2002.

His F.O.S. Point of Contact and Handler is Ingrid Hunnigan. They have been partners since 2004.

Leon was coerced into the position of special agent for the United States by Adam Benford, who was a CIA agent then.

He's considered a mutant, due to complications with Las Plagas after 2004, and that has also locked him into specific healthcare providers, necessary procedures, and biological disposal options postmortem. He's paid significantly less than he should be paid because of legislature that was passed regarding B.O.W. mutations and he absolutely refuses to fill out paperwork to acquiesce to the law. He'll take the pay cut.

Leon took a chip containing evidence of treason that formed the groundwork of the DSO in 2005. It's a very well kept secret of his.

Leon was sent on a mission to the small country of Daijoon in 2009, where he fought a BOW species that the local populous called "Demons". He took a mission from the country's Prince exile after his own mission was fruitless, to burn a BOW "Tree of Life" that had fallen into the hands of a rich foreigner. He was successful in this mission.

A year later, he got placed into the Eastern Slav Republic on a search and apprehend/destroy mission for the "Beekeeper" of the Plaga Parasite being used there.

Leon killed President Adam Benford during a banquet in Tall Oaks University, Tall Oaks, after Adam had succumbed to C-Virus.

He made the decision to hunt and kill Derek Simmons after their first phone conversation.

Leon was involved with the routing of A-Virus in Manhattan, and successfully helped rescue Rebecca Chambers from Glenn Arias. It wasn't his finest moment.

Leon was called to Alcatraz afterwards, and assisted the BSAA in taking care of the remnants of the outbreak there, and apprehending his suspect.

There are other outbreaks he has handled in the backdrop, and his schedule is always changing.

Leon Kennedy is a Delta-32 gene carrier, making him one of the naturally immune people to Tyrant Virus. He was bitten/exposed several times in Raccoon City and didn't turn.

[dailyanarchistposts]

Footnotes - Part 2

[80] Graham Kemp and Douglas P. Fry (eds.), Keeping the Peace: Conflict Resolution and Peaceful Societies around the World, New York: Routledge, 2004, p. 163.

[81] All quotes and statistics on the Navajo come from Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft, Restorative Justice: Healing the Foundations of Our Everyday Lives, Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press, 2001, pp. 53–59.

[82] www.harmfreezone.org (viewed November 24, 2006)

[83] Philly’s Pissed, www.phillyspissed.net [Viewed May 20, 2008]

[84] George R. Edison, MD, “The Drug Laws: Are They Effective and Safe?” The Journal of the American Medial Association. Vol. 239 No.24, June 16, 1978. A.W. MacLeod, Recidivism: a Deficiency Disease, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965.

[85] Jamie Bissonette, When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition, Cambridge: South End Press, 2008, p. 201. Also consider the stories of John Boone and other bureaucrats presented in this story.

[86] Some mainstream sources still contest that the Makhnovists were behind anti-Semitic pogroms in Ukraine. In Nestor Makhno, Anarchy’s Cossack, Alexandre Skirda traces this claim to its roots in anti-Makhno propaganda, while citing unfriendly contemporary sources who acknowledged that the Makhnovists were the only military units not carrying out pogroms. He also references propaganda put out by the Makhnovists attacking anti-Semitism as a tool of the aristocracy, Jewish militias that fought among the Makhnovists, and actions against pogromists personally carried out by Makhno.

[87] Paul Avrich, The Russian Anarchists, Oakland: AK Press, 2005, p. 218.

[88] Makhno hoped that Lenin and Trotsky were motivated by a personal vendetta against him rather than an absolute desire to crush the free soviets, and would call off the repression if he left.

[89] Alexandre Skirda, Nestor Makhno, Anarchy’s Cossack: The Struggle for Free Soviets in the Ukraine 1917–1921, London: AK Press, 2005, p. 314.

[90] Amy Goodman, “Lakota Indians Declare Sovereignty from US Government,” Democracy Now!, December 26, 2007.

[91] From an anonymous illustrated pamphlet, “The ‘Oka Crisis’ ”

[92] Oscar Olivera, Cochabamba! Water War in Bolivia, Cambridge: South End Press, 2004.

[93] George Katsiaficas, The Subversion of Politics: European Autonomous Social Movements and the Decolonization of Everyday Life. Oakland: AK Press, 2006, p. 123

[94] Jaime Semprun, Apología por la Insurrección Argelina, Bilbao: Muturreko Burutazioak, 2002, p.34 (translated from French to Spanish by Javier Rodriguez Hidalgo; the translation to English is my own). The quotes in the next paragraphs are from p.18 and p.20.

[95] Jaime Semprun, Apología por la Insurrección Argelina, Bilbao: Muturreko Burutazioak, 2002, pp.73–74 (translated from French to Spanish by Javier Rodriguez Hidalgo; the translation to English is my own).

[96] Ditto, p.80 . Regarding the fourth point, in contrast to Western society and its various forms of pacifism, the peacefulness of the movement in Algeria does not preclude self-defense or even armed uprising, as evidenced by the preceding point regarding the martyrs. Rather, peacefulness indicates a preference for peaceful and consensual outcomes over coercion and arbitrary authority.

[97] Ditto, p.26.

[98] George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, London: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd., 1938, pp.26–28.

[99] There were 40,000 armed anarchist militants in Barcelona and the surrounding region alone. The Catalan government would have been effectively abolished had the CNT simply ignored it, rather than entering into negotiations. Stuart Christie, We, the Anarchists! A study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI) 1927–1937, Hastings, UK: The Meltzer Press, 2000, p. 106.

[100] Ditto, p. 101

[101] John Jordan and Jennifer Whitney, Que Se Vayan Todos: Argentina’s Popular Rebellion, Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2003, p. 56.

[102] Natasha Gordon and Paul Chatterton, Taking Back Control: A Journey through Argentina’s Popular Uprising, Leeds (UK): University of Leeds, 2004.

[103] John Jordan and Jennifer Whitney, Que Se Vayan Todos: Argentina’s Popular Rebellion, Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2003, p. 9.

[104] George Katsiaficas, “Comparing the Paris Commune and the Kwangju Uprising,” www.eroseffect.com. That the resistance was “well-organized” comes from a report from the conservative Heritage Foundation, Daryl M. Plunk’s “South Korea’s Kwangju Incident Revisited,” The Heritage Foundation, No. 35, September 16, 1985.

[105] Goods produced in environmentally friendly ways, by workers who receive a living wage in healthier labor conditions.

[106] Sam Dolgoff, The Anarchist Collectives, New York: Free Life Editions, 1974, p. 71.

[107] David Graeber, Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology, Chicago: Prickly Paradigm Press, 2004, pp. 54–55.

[108] John Jordan and Jennifer Whitney, Que Se Vayan Todos: Argentina’s Popular Rebellion, Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2003, pp. 42–52.

[109] Ditto, pp. 43–44.

[110] Diana Denham and C.A.S.A. Collective (eds.), Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca, Oakland: PM Press, 2008, interview with Yescka.

[111] Ditto, interview with Leyla.

[112] “Longo Maï,” Buiten de Orde, Summer 2008, p.38. My own translation.

[113] Natasha Gordon and Paul Chatterton, Taking Back Control: A Journey through Argentina’s Popular Uprising, Leeds (UK): University of Leeds, 2004.

[114] For those who cannot read French or Spanish, in 2004 Firestarter Press put out a good zine about this insurrection, called “You Cannot Kill Us, We Are Already Dead.” Algeria’s Ongoing Popular Uprising.

[115] Paul Avrich, The Russian Anarchists, Oakland: AK Press, p. 212–213.

[116] Harold Barclay, People Without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy, London: Kahn and Averill, 1982, p. 57.

[117] “Pirate Utopias,” Do or Die, No. 8, 1999, pp. 63–78.

[118] To name just one example, “humanitarian” UN missions have been caught repeatedly setting up sex trafficking rings in the countries where they are stationed for peacekeeping. “But the problem goes beyond Kosovo and sex trafficking. Wherever the UN has established operations in recent years, various violations of women seem to follow.” Michael J. Jordan, “Sex Charges haunt UN forces,” Christian Science Monitor, 26 November 2004. What the mainstream press cannot go so far as to admit is that this reality is universal to militaries, whether they wear blue helmets or not.

[119] “About RAWA,” www.rawa.org Viewed June 22, 2007

[120] See the citation of van der Dennen and Rappaport in Chapter 1.

[121] Harold Barclay, People Without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy, London: Kahn and Averill, 1982, p. 122.

[122] Haudennosaunne oral traditions always maintained this early date, but racist white anthropologists discounted this claim and estimated the league began in the 1500s. Some even hypothesized that the Five Nations constitution was written with European help. But recent archaeological evidence and the record of a coinciding solar eclipse backed up the oral histories, proving that the federation was their own invention. Wikipedia, “The Iroquois League,” http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_League Viewed 22 June 2007

[123] Stephen Arthur, “Where License Reigns With All Impunity:” An Anarchist Study of the Rotinonshón:ni Polity,” Northeastern Anarchist No. 12, Winter 2007 nefac.net

[124] See, for example, Dmitri M. Bondarenko and Andrey V. Korotayev, Civilizational Models of Politogenesis, Moscow: Russian Academy of Sciences, 2000.

[125] The argument that certain societies were able to take over the world because of geographic conditions rather than any inherent superiority is skillfully presented by Jared Diamond in Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997.

[couchnapping]

what if I just got really into Hidalgo (2004)? Would that be anything? I could be the Hidalgo (2004) guy I think

[yngai]

i'll finish the thoughts post eventually just need to get the ball rolling on the rest of it but i will say one major disappointment i have with RE4R in terms of its story is that while it is better told, there are so many interesting elements from the original that begged to be carried over & expanded upon that are simply either completely missing, changed entirely or otherwise left just as vague, & no better example i could think of than operation javier being mentioned but completely butchered as being solely krauser's backstory with no connection to wesker, t-veronica, leon or manuela hidalgo (unless they plan on giving us some kind of krauser DLC that would at least expand on the single file we've been given, there's hints in separate ways of a connection between wesker & krauser at the very least) .

there was a push here to make what was a very goofy & charming outing for ressie into something darker & while i do enjoy some of the directions taken by the franchise since RE7 the lingering dread of its subject matter hidden beneath an unassuming veneer of b-movie cheese & gratuitous action has always been present, RE4 being no different, but i think the remake tried to have its cake & eat it too & while it delivers & enhanced the gameplay thrills of the original, i do think its story is overall lesser in comparison with several elements simplified for easier digestion (& completely missing almost any mention of american foreign intervention, salazar musing about the popularity of the word terrorist in a game set in 2004 & released in 2005 is kind of insane considering what america was justifying at the time & still is under the guise of combatting terrorism), especially in its villains, i've already mentioned my dislike for remake!saddler but wesker ? what did they do to you man .

[gabrielsalvador24]

Un viaje de sorpresas y superaciónes

Mi nombre es Gabriel Salvador Serna, nací el 18 de marzo del 2004 y desde mis primeros recuerdos, siempre he sido el hermano menor de una gran familia de 13 hermanos. Crecer en este ambiente familiar tan numeroso ha sido una experiencia única y enriquecedora que ha dejado una huella profunda en mi vida.

Nací y crecí en la vibrante y colorida tierra de México, específicamente en la comunidad de Ahuatetla, en Tepehuacán de Guerrero, Hidalgo. Este lugar, lleno de tradiciones y cultura, ha sido el escenario de mi vida y ha moldeado la persona que soy hoy.

Mi viaje educativo comenzó en el kinder, un mundo nuevo y desconocido que inicialmente me intimidó. Pero, como un pequeño explorador, pronto me aventuré a entablar conversaciones con otros niños. Aquellas primeras amistades, forjadas en el patio de juegos, han perdurado y se han convertido en algunos de los lazos más fuertes de mi vida.

La primaria fue un desafío mayor, con maestros más estrictos y la presencia de estudiantes mayores. Pero fue aquí donde un maestro enojón, con su peculiar forma de enseñar, encendió en mí la chispa de la lectura. Aprender a leer en el primer año fue como abrir una puerta a un universo de posibilidades, y me llenó de un profundo sentido de logro.

En tercer grado, al salir de vacaciones, tuve un viaje a la Ciudad de México con mi mamá y mi papá. Sin imaginarme que ese sería nuestro último viaje juntos, aquel momento se convirtió en uno muy especial en mi vida, un recuerdo que atesoro con cariño.

Mis años en la escuela estuvieron llenos de momentos memorables. Destaca mi paso por quinto grado, cuando me uní a un equipo de fútbol y juntos alcanzamos la gloria al obtener el primer lugar en un concurso. Esa victoria, más que un trofeo, fue una lección de perseverancia y trabajo en equipo.

La transición a la telesecundaria fue otro gran salto, un nuevo entorno que requería adaptación y aprendizaje. Aprendí a manejar autos, hice nuevos amigos y, a pesar de la inseguridad inicial, encontré mi lugar.

Mi tiempo en el COBAEH fue un período de crecimiento, pero también de desafíos. La separación de mis padres fue un golpe duro, que afectó mi rendimiento académico y mi estado de ánimo. Sin embargo, decidí tomar un descanso de la escuela y trabajé durante dos años, y en ese tiempo compre un auto también fue un período de reflexión y crecimiento personal.

En 2022, mi vida tomó un giro positivo. Encontré una relación especial y significativa que me brindó felicidad y motivación para retomar mis estudios. Me inscribí en el cobaeh y me embarqué en una nueva etapa llena de oportunidades y desafíos.

He encontrado a nuevos compañeros y amigos , me siento contento y motivado. Estoy emocionado por casi terminar la escuela y estoy listo para enfrentar nuevos desafíos. Tengo planes de salir a trabajar y luchar por todo lo que deseo lograr.

A lo largo de mi vida, he aprendido que cada experiencia, ya sea positiva o negativa, ha contribuido a mi crecimiento y desarrollo como persona. Mi historia aún está en proceso, y estoy emocionado por descubrir qué aventuras y logros me esperan en el futuro.

[tarsiciopafnucio]

UNA HERMOSA HISTORIA

Ricarda, una niña proveniente de una familia humilde, vivía en el estado de Hidalgo. Sus padres se dedicaban a la siembra y vivían en un sencillo rancho, hogar también de una vaca y dos caballos.

Ricarda era objeto de burlas por parte de otros niños del estado debido a su forma de hablar. Una tarde, se encontró con Don José, un maestro jubilado que la había estado observando durante varios meses. Don José se acercó a ella y le dijo:

- "Qué niña más bonita eres."

Ricarda, sonrojada, sonrió y respondió:

-"Gracias señor."

-"Nada que agradecer."

Don José continuó: -"Sabes, hace mucho te vengo observando y escuchando, ¿vas a la escuela?"

-"No señor, poro mi padre me enseña que 2+2 es 4," respondió Ricarda.

Don José, intrigado, le pidió que le contara un poco sobre ella. Ricarda, un poco tímida, respondió:

-"Poro mi mamá dijo que no debo platicar con gente desconocida. Me llamo Ricarda."

Don José le aseguró que no era un extraño, sino un viejo maestro jubilado, y le preguntó por qué no iba a la escuela.

-"Pues mis padres no tiene mucho dinero para comprar mis apuntes. Gueno, yo quiero ir a la escuela poro no puedo," explicó Ricarda.

Don José, conmovido por su historia, le preguntó dónde vivía.

-"En mi casa," respondió Ricarda, a lo que Don José preguntó en qué lugar.

-"Para allá, derecho, un poco lejos es," indicó la niña.

Al preguntarle por qué andaba sola, Ricarda respondió que no estaba sola, que su perro la cuidaba. Don José le propuso visitar su casa para hablar con su madre. Aunque Ricarda estaba preocupada de que su madre se enfadara, Don José la tranquilizó y juntos se dirigieron a su casa.

Allí, se encontraron con Doña Clara, la madre de Ricarda. Don José se presentó y explicó sus intenciones: quería enseñar a Ricarda sin ningún costo. Doña Clara, aliviada y agradecida, aceptó la propuesta de Don José.

Con el tiempo, Ricarda creció y, después de terminar la secundaria, se mudó con don José a Guadalajara con el consentimiento de su madre para asistir a la universidad. Allí, se graduó como licenciada en Derechos Humanos y regresó a casa para estar con sus padres.

En 2004, Don José fallece, dejando todos sus bienes a Ricarda y una carta. En la carta, Don José le confesaba a Ricarda que la veía como a su hermana, quien también había sido objeto de burlas por su forma de hablar y había muerto de tristeza.

Ricarda, al recibir la herencia, decidió invertirla en la creación de una escuela para niños y niñas de bajos recursos, continuando así el legado de Don José.

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[filmcage]

Hidalgo (2004) - 10 Things You Didn't Know

As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the epic adventure film “Hidalgo,” it’s time to uncover some lesser-known facts about this cinematic gem. Directed by Joe Johnston and starring Viggo Mortensen, “Hidalgo” takes audiences on a thrilling journey of endurance, friendship, and self-discovery. Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about “Hidalgo.” Inspired by True EventsWhile the film…

[druggeddraccus]

I saw you tag comments on wanting some contemporary western recs, I don't have any book recommendations, but media wise I got some.

Hell Or High Water (2017) If you pick one thing from here, make it this one

Hidalgo (2004) Western Horse Race, closest thing we have to seeing a bond between a Ryshadium and it's rider. (trailer seemed to be on every VHS movie I had as a kid)

American Primeval (2025) drops today on Netflix, trailer looks amazing, set in Utah.

okay i never posted this ask cause i wanted to at least start one of these movies before doing so and life got busy

but i just started “hell or high water” and holy shit. within the first 5min i was hooked. i got 30min and and had to force myself to turn it off so i can watch it with my girlfriend tomorrow night cause she’ll love it too lol

[alvivaarts]

Relationships: Leon S. Kennedy/Luis Serra, Leon S. Kennedy/Ada Wong, Sherry Birkin & Leon S. Kennedy, Manuela Hidalgo & Leon S. Kennedy, Ashley Graham & Leon S. Kennedy

Additional Tags: Las Plagas (Resident Evil), Mutation, Plaga Scorpion Leon, Plaga Scorpion Ashley, Mutant Sherry, Mutant Manuela, Past Child Abuse, Luis Serra Lives, Dad Leon, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Apocalypse, Slow Burn Romance, Human Experimentation, Found Family, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Full Acknowladgement that this is set in 2004, Infected Leon S. Kennedy, Body Horror

[dankusner]

ASKING THE JURY TO ACT AS THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY

NO. DC-16-05198

PLAINTIFF’S TRIAL BRIEF REGARDING ARGUMENTS ASKING THE JURY TO ACT AS THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY OR TO SEND A MESSAGE BY ITS VERDICT 

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: 

Comes Now, Plaintiff and files this trial brief regarding Plaintiff’s arguing that the jury should act as the voice of the community or send a massage by its verdict and in support thereof would show the court as follows: 

“The Final Argument is Designed to be Persuasive” – Not “Lukewarm and Sterile” 

Because the purpose of final argument is to persuade the jury, attorneys enjoy a great latitude in crafting their arguments: 

Counsel is not required to make such a lukewarm and sterile argument that the jury is unable to determine which side of the case he is on, and likewise counsel must be indulged the privilege of flights of oratory. 

The final argument is designed to be persuasive, and so long as it is based upon the facts and issues raised by the evidence and not so inflammatory as to influence the jury to render an improper verdict, the argument is not intrinsically improper. 

Rainbow Express, Inc. v. Unkenholz, 

780 S.W.2d 427, 434 

(Tex. App.- Texarkana 1989, writ denied) (citations omitted). 

Accordingly, Texas law does not permit Defendants to micromanage the Plaintiff  family’s final arguments by motions in limine that would dictate what counsel can and cannot argue based on the facts and issues raised by the evidence. 

Asking the Jury to Send a Message as the Voice of the Community is Proper Argument Closing “arguments to send a message to the … industry… have been held to be within the logical parameters of a closing argument when based on the facts.” 

Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Anderson, 

78 S.W.3d 392, 405 (

Tex. App .-Houston [14th Dist.] 2001, judgm't vacated w.r.m.). 

Likewise, “pleas to the jury that it act as the voice of its community and ‘send a message’ are not improper.” 

In re A.J.G., 131 S.W.3d 687, 692-93 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 2004, pet. denied); see also 

Littleton v. Prange, 

9 S.W.3d 223, 230 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 1999, pet. denied) 

(“The involvement of juries in the judicial process provides an important voice of the community.”); 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Garza, 

27 S.W.3d 64, 70 

(Tex. App.-San Antonio 2000, pet. denied) 

(“The standard of ‘reasonable care under all the circumstances’ enables a jury, as representatives of the community, to achieve an allocation of the costs of human injury which conforms to community standards of acceptable … behavior,” 

Hardberger, CJ, concurring); 

Haryanto v. Saeed, 

860 S.W. 2d 913,919-21 

(Tex. App. -Houston [14th Dist.] 1993, writ denied) 

(rejecting challenge against closing argument urging that the jury “should render a verdict that upholds the values of equality that America represents” and “should render a verdict that sends a message”); 

Rodriguez v. Hyundai Motor Co., 

944 S.W.2d 757, 774 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1997), rev'd on other grounds, 

995 S.W.2d 661 (Tex.1999) 

(rejecting challenge to Hyundai’s argument which “appealed to the jurors, as citizens of Hidalgo County, to essentially make a statement … that… justice is not for sale in their county,” emphasis added). 

The Texas Supreme Court approved jury arguments which ask the jury to “send a message” in Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. v. Martinez, which involved an unsuccessful challenge against a jury argument “for $500,000 for each of the thirty-four other lawsuits filed against Goodrich so as to send a ‘message back to Akron.’” 

977 S.W.2d 328, 343 (Tex.1998) (emphasis added); 

see also Gorman v. Life Ins. Co. N. Am., 859 S.W.2d 382, 389 (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 1993, no writ) (argument asking “the jury to leave a ‘legacy’ … and send a ‘message’… was not improper,” emphasis added); 

Gannett Outdoor Co. of Texas v. Kubeczka, 710 S.W.2d 79, 86-87 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 1986, no writ) (rejecting appellate challenge to argument asking the jury to “send a message” by their verdict because argument was supported by the evidence) 

Arguments asking the jury to act as a representative of the community and to “send a message by its verdict” are appropriate both in cases seeking punitive damages and in cases which do not seek punitive damages. 

Compare Ogden v. Wilson, 649 S.W.2d 780, 

786 (Tex. App.—Austin 1983, writ ref'd n.r.e) 

(punitive damage findings must be “grounded in the community's reaction, found in the jury's verdict, to the actions of” the defendant, emphasis added) with Nat'l Freight, Inc. v. Snyder, 

191 S.W.3d 416, 420 (Tex. App.-Eastland 2006, no pet.) 

(rejecting appellate challenge to argument asking the jury to “send a message …was improper because [plaintiff] did not seek the recovery of exemplary damages,” emphasis added). 

Similarly, arguments asking the jury to “send a message by its verdict” are also appropriate in cases where the jury is required to apportion liability among multiple parties. 

See Welch v. McLean, 

191 S.W.3d 147, 162 

(Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2005, no pet.) 

(“arguing that a finding of more than fifty percent negligence was necessary to send a message to Dr. Welch that he was more responsible for Delores's death than Dr. Novotny” was not improper, emphasis added). 

[ticketmastersince2k4]

TBT Anniversary: Taking Lives, Godsend, Hidalgo, and A Beginner's Guide To Endings

Welcome backward, Ticketholders!

This week's throwback review collection sees Angelina Jolie use psychic powers (?) to catch a killer identity thief, Robert de Niro and overt symbolism star in a horror movie about cloning, Viggo Mortensen saves the Middle East with a horse, and as a Critical Quickie, three brothers attempt to cope with mortality following their ne'er-do-well father's death (which is funnier than it sounds).

Taking Lives: C-

Godsend: B-

Hidalgo: B+

A Beginner's Guide To Endings: A

Enjoy!