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Why did Scorpio decide to let the girl die anyway?

posted 11 years ago by gpapa1998-24-961204
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I mean he had the money. In what way would it benefit him to let the girl suffocate to death?

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

I think the movie does a pretty good job of getting the message across that Scorpio is a complete psychopath and just frankly couldn't care one way or the other.

[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 11 years ago

Of course. But in what way would it benefit him to let the girl suffocate to death? In what way would this benefit him?

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

That's the point. It wouldn't benefit him at all...and he doesn't care.

We don't know whether she saw his face or not, though by this time Harry knows who he is and what he looks like.

[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 11 years ago

And how would she have oxygen until a certain time and then suffocate? I just don't get that.

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

May be that was the case that she had a certain amount of air to breathe.
We don't really know the full details.

Once the tooth arrives in the box with the bra and lock of hair, Harry is convinced she is already dead and therefore that Scorpio was never that interested in keeping her alive any way.

[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 11 years ago

Did he kill her because she was a witness?

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

We don't know that because we don't know whether she actually saw him or not. IMO she probably did.

More likely he killed her (or let her die) just to keep directing attention back to himself.

[–] manofsteel4455 11 years ago

The OP Must be a little kid or something.

You want to play the game, you'd better know the rules, love.
-Harry Callahan

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

Sometimes we have to help those who are having difficulties in helping themselves.

[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 11 years ago

I have autism.

[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 11 years ago

How would this direct attention back to himself?

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

More likely he killed her (or let her die) just to keep directing attention back to himself.

The publicity surrounding her death and subsequent recovery of her body.

[–] friendoffilm 11 years ago

This, imho,

Once the tooth arrives in the box with the bra and lock of hair, Harry is convinced she is already dead and therefore that Scorpio was never that interested in keeping her alive any way.

is very, very telling. The girl had died, hours before, due to suffocation, because the Scorpio had put her in the place to die hours before anyway, with no concern for a human life.

[–] zmystico 11 years ago

Some men cannot be reasoned with, they just want to watch the world burn.

Wayne Enterprises buys and sells companies like Stark Industries

[–] nickm2 11 years ago

Some men cannot be reasoned with,

Right! They can't be bargained with, they can't be reasoned with-oh wait, wrong movie meme...

[–] Kompressor_Fan 11 years ago

He was a sadistic killer, He got off on the suffering of others. That is why he let her die....he never intended to let her live in the first place.

[–] lisado 11 years ago

Actually, there's a scene where Bressler states that the girl was dead prior to the appointed money drop off time. Scorpio already had the thrill of killing her; he then wanted to get away with the cash. Pretty simple, really.

[–] ecarle 10 years ago

Dirty Harry: Because he likes it.

[–] egb5000 10 years ago

Cuz he's a twisted douche like that.

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