Judge Dredd

Aspen prison shuttle docked.

Parolees prepare to disembark.

Ferguson, Herman.

Six months sentence, Aspen Prison served. Welcome back, citizen.

Your living assignment is... "Y" block, Heavenly Haven.

Red quad. Move on. Come on.

Welcome home.

That's it ! I think that's Heavenly Haven.

- In your dreams, buddy. - Yeah, Heavenly--

Starting descent to Sector 12, Yellow District.

900 feet.

700 feet.

400 feet.

Take caution in this sector. There is a citizen riot in progress.

Have a nice day.

It's better than prison.

Jesus Christ!

Eat recycled food for a happier, healthier life.

Be kind and peaceful to each other.

Eat recycled food.

Recycled food. It's good for the environment and okay for you.

Recycled food. It's good for the environment and okay for you.

Hey... look what I got!

Little cupcake.

What have we got here ? Are you a Judge spy, little man ?

Me... a spy ? This guy is funny.

No, no, no. I, I live here.

I mean, I'm gonna live here, if I live. Maybe I should go to a hotel ?

No way, man ! Don't you hear 'em out there ?

It's block war, man!

- Block war. - Yeah.

Just like an Academy simulation right down to the cross fire.

- I'll lead off. You follow. - This is no sim, rookie!

We'll stand down and wait for backup.

Hershey and Brisco in position outside Heavenly Haven!

We're under fire from the upper floors. Request backup.

Cell "B" in Heavenly Haven, on the corner of Abbott and Costello.

Request backup.

Holy crud ! He's a sitting duck out there.

He knows what he's doing.

I am... the Law!

Drop... your weapons!

These blocks... are under... arrest!

This is your final warning!

That's Judge Dredd, man!

Hey ! You wanna be afraid of somebody ? Be afraid of me!

I got it ! Why don't I run down there and surrender ?

Sort of throw 'em off guard ! Bad idea.

Hey, Dredd ! Come and get us!

- I knew they'd do that. - Judge Dredd, take cover!

They're firing .20 millimeter caseless flechette rounds at 300 meters.

The effective lethal range is 200 meters.

You're safe. What are you doing down there, Judge Hershey ?

Waiting for backup.

It's here.

Let's move it out. Keep it simple. Single file.

Standard relay. I'm point. You're last.

- Grenade. - Grenade.

- Nice shot, sir ! - You two meet me on the 40th.

Hey, you need to get some more ammo!

Be kind and peaceful to each other. Eat recycled food.

Hey, you guys with us ?

Yeah ! All right ! Let's rock 'n' roll!

Dredd!

This room has been pacified.

- Next one's mine ! - No ! Rookie, hold on!

This room is under arrest!

No!

Die, Judges ! Die!

You're under arrest. Throw down your weapons, and prepare to be judged!

Judge this, Lawgiver man!

- No, don't ! They're booby-trapped. - Intruder.

- - Holy drok!

Full auto. Rapid-fire.

Rapid-fire.

- Armor piercing. - Armor piercing.

Drop dead, Dredd!

- Double whammy. - Double whammy.

Mega City municipal code 213:

Willful destruction of property. That's two years.

Code 310: Illegal possession of assault weapons, five years.

Code 457: Resisting arrest, 20 years!

Thank you, Hershey.

And code 3613:

The first degree murder of a Street Judge.

Let me guess. Life.

Death.

Court's adjourned.

Violence struck again in Mega City tonight, taking a deadly toll.

Fifty-three hospitalized, five of them children. Nineteen dead.

You got him ?

Bring him up. Okay. Now, just turn-- The other way. You got him ?

Damn it!

I was supposed to be watching out for him.

Don't blame yourself, Hershey. He made the mistake, not you.

Wouldn't it feel good to have an emotion once in a while, huh ?

Emotions. There oughta be a law against them.

- Eat recycled food. - Halt!

It's good for the environment, and okay for you.

Please make your selection. Insert your credit in the slot.

- You have five seconds to surrender ! - Dredd, it's just a servo-droid.

- The servo-droid is your friend. Please let your friend go by. - Five. Four.

- Three. Two. - You are in the way of the servo-droid.

- One ! - Boy, am I glad to see you !

Mega City code 7592:

Willful sabotage of a public droid. That's six months, citizen.

Let's see your Unicard.

Come on, give me a break, Judge... Dredd. Dredd ?

- God ! - Ferguson, Herman. Hacker.

Illegal tampering with city droids, computers, cash machines, taxi robots--

And you haven't even been out of jail for 24 hours. He's habitual, Hershey.

Automatic five-year sentence. How do you plead ?

- Not guilty ? - I knew you'd say that.

Five years ? No ! No ! I... I had no choice.

- They were killing each other. - You could've gone out the window.

- 40 floors ? It would've been suicide. - Maybe... but it's legal.

- Judges ? - Yes, sir ? - What ?

Five years. Aspen Penitentiary. Case closed. Take him away.

Don't close the case. You're misjudging me ! Open the case!

You're not going to be able to sleep tonight.

He might've been telling the truth, you know.

Haven't you ever heard of extenuating circumstances ?

I've heard it all, Hershey.

I knew you'd say that.

My fellow Judges, have we forgotten the lessons of history ?

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.

Our situation gets worse every day.

73 citizen riots in 16 different sectors in the last two months alone.

Violent crime is rising at 15% every quarter.

If we don't increase our resources,

they will be inadequate in less than three years.

Three years ? Our resources are inadequate now!

My fellow Council members,

as a city we continue to grow,

and growth is painful.

Sixty-five 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--

Chief Justice, the city is in chaos!

For social order, we need tighter reins.

Incarceration hasn't worked as a deterrent.

I say we expand execution to include lesser crimes!

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 repression.

- - 53 hospitalized.

Nineteen dead, four of them killed by a gang of squatters...

who were themselves killed in summary executions by Judge Dredd.

As my special undercover report continues,

I will take you behind the scenes at the Halls of Justice...

for a disturbing probe into these recent riots and block wars.

Coincidence... or deliberate ?

Dredd!

Dredd!

Some people think working these mean streets has a dehumanizing effect on--

- Joseph. - Chief Justice Fargo.

You may stand at ease, Joseph.

So, tell me. Seven summary executions. Were they necessary ?

Unavoidable, sir.

Unavoidable.

Life doesn't mean much to some people anymore.

- You'd see that if you weren't always-- - if I weren't what ?

Always at the Academy, sir.

Oh ! Don't you mean, at the Academy wiping cadets' asses ?

That's what they say in the squad room, isn't it ?

It's irrelevant. You set the standard, sir.

Now you do... at least to many young cadets.

You're a legend.

Sir.

You remember your days as a cadet, Joseph ?

I remember what you taught me, sir.

You were my finest student.

So, I've drawn a new assignment for you.

Starting tomorrow, you're going to spend two days a week at the Academy.

I'd be honored, sir. Unarmed combat or marksmanship ?

Ethics.

Wait here.

Remain still. Identify yourself.

Miller. Warden.

Voice sample recognized. Thank you, Warden. System disarmed.

Why are you here ? Did you come for another chat ?

Just a short one, I'm afraid. Duty calls.

Ah, duty!

Feeding these parasites here at the public's expense ?

Yeah. You especially!

I don't cost anything.

I'm a ghost.

And we're both prisoners here.

You're behind your desk... and I'm behind this.

What a clever reward from Fargo, huh ?

I mean, considering the services.

When you started killing innocent people, Rico,

you went beyond service.

The innocent exist only until they inevitably become perpetrators...