Parot

SPAIN, 2013

THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

ANNULS THE PAROT DOCTRINE

USED TO DETERMINE PRISON SENTENCES

IN SPANISH LAW.

A HUNDRED PRISONERS

GUILTY OF RAPE, MURDER OR TERRORISM

WILL BE RELEASED DUE TO THE APPROVAL

OF THE REDUCTION OF THEIR SENTENCES.

OF THE REDUCTION OF THEIR SENTENCES. MADRID V MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON

MADRID V MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON

She was really frightened. She couldn't even scream.

Did you both rape her?

El Patas went first.

He grabbed her by the neck as if

to strangle her.

It's like it turned him on...

Why'd you decide to kill her?

I didn't want to. El Patas made me.

How?

He yelled... like a madman, saying...

she'd seen our faces.

she'd seen our faces. If she talked... we'd both be behind bars.

If she talked... we'd both be behind bars.

So, he didn't make you.

I thought you were here to help me.

I want to know what's causing your anxiety.

That's why I need to know exactly what happened.

You'll feel better.

The girl was lying...

on the ground, like unconscious.

El Patas wanted to kill her with a rock.

It was really heavy, like...

twenty or 30 kilos maybe.

She came round and tried to run away,

and that prick kicked her hard in the head.

Her neck was...

twisted, like a broken spring.

He just kept going and yelling and yelling.

Why?

He wanted...

-...to get rid of the body? -No.

She was still breathing.

That bastard said it would be easier with a rock.

So, I went for her, I smashed her nose,

I busted her eyes,

her jaw, I hit her and hit her and she wouldn't die!

It was like a damn hole, with no eyes, like...

her forehead... it had caved in, you get me?

You think about it every day.

That's why you can't sleep.

How long have you been in prison?

Twenty years.

-You think you deserve freedom? -No.

Girl, yesterday was awful.

You'll never guess what happened.

I'm booking this guy in,

I ask him for his finger to run his prints

and the guy asks me for my number.

Was he cute?

Jesus, he'd been arrested

for breaking into a high-end store.

Even better!

There's something wrong with you.

Sit there, my colleague is on his way.

-The commissioner wants you... -Don't talk to me.

The Parot decision from the Strasbourg Court

has stirred up our correctional system

but how did it all begin?

For our Supreme Court, the benefits of...

-What's up? -How's it going, Nieto?

All that work for nothing.

-It's horrible. -What are we even doing here?

They should make those judges

run checkpoints on the highway in Hernani.

Defusing car bombs.

Defusing car bombs. -Then they'd realize... -No doubt.

-Then they'd realize... -No doubt.

I'm giving a talk at my kid's school.

I'm giving a talk at my kid's school. What am I supposed to say?

What am I supposed to say?

-What are you doing, Nieto? -Muffins.

Top left, handsome.

-We've got to keep at it. -We should all resign.

...release them in Strasbourg.

-Can I please finish? -We'll continue this later,

but the news media all agree

that the court has failed.

We interrupt this broadcast to bring you breaking news.

The first prisoners are released

following the annulment of the Parot Doctrine.

Six prisoners charged with different crimes,

such as rape and pedophilia, have been released...

Where the hell are you going?

What about us, assholes?

Hey Chufo, what will you say to your wife?

-I don't know, Patas. -I don't know, Patas.

"Honey, can you crack a window?

It reeks of infidelity in here".

Son of a bitch.

They're waiting for you and you in your best shirt. Look at him.

Next.

Roberto Plaza.

-Number? -Two, five, seven.

Watch it, Plaza, that lighter is mine.

If I report you, you'll be staying inside.

Quiet.

-What? -Shut it.

Name?

Daniel Molina.

Here?

There.

Plaza... we should reward ourselves.

Together... like old times.

You must be tired of cock.

Enough, asshole.

Nobody talks to me like that.

Hey!

Two mistakes:

-One, you stole a bike. -Okay, okay.

Two, you stole a cop's bike.

Operation is a go.

Roger.

Sayonara, sucker.

-Rapists! -Sickos!

Bastards!

You son of a bitch!

Raúl, that's them.

They let them go...

They let those bastards go. You bastards!

Move.

Bastards! Murderers!

Murderers!

Bastards!

-Murderers! -Murderers!

What?

She was just a girl!

How many years behind bars?

Any words for the victim's family?

-What? -How does it feel?

-Some crowd, huh? -Beat it.

You have nothing to say?

Get that camera off me.

You're dead, you son of a bitch!

Look at me!

She suffered for hours.

You bastards!

Bastards!

Go to hell!

JUSTICE

We want justice!

-Hey. -Hi.

-Why aren't you dressed? -You were gone a while.

I had time to lose my bike, get it back and buy groceries.

You're not even dressed.

-I made breakfast. -What do you want?

I hate how much you know me.

-Sixteen years. -Right.

Lucía asked me if I would sleep over tonight.

-Are you going out? -I don't think so.

Should I call and ask her parents?

I don't get why curfew is at 12. My friends stay out till 4am.

Lucía's parents let her go out until 4am?

Lucía's parents are going away.

Lucía will be home alone.

That makes sense.

No, her older sister will be there.

She's almost your age,

but she seems much more fun than you.

Great! Lucía has someone to go out with then.

-Because you won't be going. -It's always the same with you.

-Hey. -Hi.

The president read out the ruling...

Hey, Grandma.

You aren't dressed. We'll be late for the dentist.

What was Mom's curfew at my age.

-Midnight. -You're such a bad liar.

It's like living in a convent.

I have the curfew of a 12-year-old.

You'll love it when I'm sniffing coke at 6pm.

Well, you won't confuse it for detergent.

You've yet to do the laundry.

...a maximum 30-year sentence.

The Spanish government warned

that the end of the Parot Doctrine

means hundreds of criminals and rapists

will be set free.

The latest to be released

is aristocrat Julián López de Haro.

His was highly-anticipated and did not disappoint.

Even after years spent behind bars,

he still has the air of arrogance

he had when he appeared at fashion shows in the '90s.

You're so clumsy, Mom.

You're so clumsy, Mom. Maybe you're the one who shouldn't go out.

Maybe you're the one who shouldn't go out.

...he refused to comment.

What will you do now that you're out of prison?

What will you do now that you're out of prison? -Can we please have a comment? -Excuse me!

-Can we please have a comment? -Excuse me!