Ajax was entrapped - The Warriors (1979) Discussion

[–] KobiyashiMauru 11 years ago

I'm no lawyer either, but THAT'S an invitation to an assault?

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[–] adresher-1 9 years ago

Exactly, he was not entrapped. When a woman says "stop" or "no" the man has to stop. He approached her and when she told him to stop and he did not it became assault.

People who love to say a man was entrapped or set up need to remember, a man can always walk away or stop.

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[–] michaeluk26 11 years ago

Honestly I thought the same thing. The women instigated it. Now he was not trying to rape her either. She was acting willing and he just liked it rough. That's not excusing the act but rather saying he was set up like a mother *beep*

Haters gonna hate

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[–] Pinky2000 11 years ago

Swan did say "You never were very smart..." A chick alone in Central Park at night - Ding ding ding...Rings undercover to me

YOU MADE ME PLAY SECOND BASE!

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[–] cbfan41 11 years ago

Yep especially in a despotic future where everything is supposed to be run down. Swan to his credit admitted he made a mistake and should pull ranked over Ajax and told him to move along.

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[–] Dan1863Sickles 11 years ago

Ajax is clearly represented as stupid and psychotic throughout the story. He may or may not have been entrapped but I'm intrigued by this post. When did Swan admit he had made a mistake in letting Ajax wander off by himself?

"Your next challenge is always your biggest." Joe Namath

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[–] unekoneg 9 years ago

Stupid, psychotic, and constant need to overstate his macho man masculinity by calling out everyone for "going f@?g*t"... I'd say he had a couple date rapes under his belt

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[–] RynoII 8 years ago

It would still legally count as entrapment, cause a cop is not allowed to manipulate a person into assaulting them, then making an arrest.

It would still fall under entrapment laws, and Ajax would most likely go free.

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[–] friendoffilm 11 years ago

Honestly I thought the same thing. The women instigated it. Now he was not trying to rape her either. She was acting willing and he just liked it rough. That's not excusing the act but rather saying he was set up like a mother *beep*

I disagree with that assessment, michaeluk26. I think that Ajax was the one who institated it. Ajax set himself up when he wanted to go "get some exercise", despite the fact that his fellow Warriors gang members told him that he should wait, that there were plenty of women back home in Coney Island.

When Ajax tried to have sex with the woman on the bench, he had absolutely no idea that she was a cop. He was surprised and angry when he got arrested. Ajax, imho, acted very stupidly, and he deserved to get into trouble and get arrested for his actions and behaviors..

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[–] jefgg 11 years ago

Entrapment was the only way the NYPD could get a conviction back then.

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[–] abark 11 years ago

"Your days of playing in the park are over for a while"

She was a lure for a serial rapist that had been attacking women in that park.

So when Ajax starts getting rough she bags him for being the guy they are after.

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[–] oscarflix 11 years ago

At least he got to rejoin his friends after some time in jail. How much time do you think he got?

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[–] jefgg 9 years ago

The policewoman was played by Mercedes Ruehl. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for "The Fisher King" and a Tony Award for her performance in "Lost in Yonkers" in 1991.

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