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Why was Spartan put in the cryoprison?

posted 10 years ago by gpapa1998-24-961204
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Did they think that he blew up the building? Wasn't it obvious that Phoenix blew up the building? Also if they considered Phoenix responsible for the deaths of the hostages then why did Spartan go to prison too?

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[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 10 years ago

If john was framed for manslaughter then why was Phoenix also put in cryoprison? And also why did Phoenix kill the hostages before Spartan arrived?

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[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 10 years ago

And how come the hostages didn't leave the building before it blew up?

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[–] liverpool26 10 years ago

Spartan was called the demolition man he had a reputation for destroying buildings in his attempts to apprehend criminals.

It's been a while since I watched the movie but I've seen it many times I think the conversation went like this

dammit John you wasn't supposed to go in there and you wasn't supposed to attempt to apprehend phoenix single handed am getting sick of this demolition man bull$hit

It wasn't me THIS TIME chief he rigged the place to blow

Where are the hostages

they wasn't in there

Are you sure

Yes I done a thermo check and there was only 6 of them all part of his gang

Are you sure

'Fireman' chief you gotta see this there are bodies everywhere.

Spartan wasn't supposed to go in and had a rep for blowing up buildings that's why he went to prison. Phoenix was already wanted for multiple crimes.

[–] gpapa1998-24-961204 10 years ago

If John Spartan had a reputation of being the demolition man, it happened like the boy who cried wolf.

[–] liverpool26 10 years ago

Exactly he blew that many buildings up when he wasn't actually the one who did it nobody believed him plus Simon framed him.

[–] poem 9 years ago

Spartan wasn't supposed to go in and had a rep for blowing up buildings that's why he went to prison. Phoenix was already wanted for multiple crimes.

This one. Though yes, any sane judge wouldnt have convicted him. Any not completely braindead defender would have pointed out that the victims would have been already dead since they didnt turn up on the termo scan. Not that termo scans would work like this in reality.

This isnt a movie to be taken serious, though, so this didnt bothered me.

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[–] frankguthrie 9 years ago

Again, you're missing the point....Spartan has a history of being a cowboy, so his superiors ignore the fact the thermal scan show only 8 life signs, they think Spartan is obsessed with catching Simon and blame the deaths on Spartan.

Spartan get screwed by his own ambitions.

[–] demolition18 10 years ago

He was framed for manslaughter. So many criminals John Spartan even put in the cryo-prison.

John Spartan had been 2 years going after Simon Phoenix when he finally nailed him. Simon Phoenix was wanted on many felony charges even before framing John Spartan in the deaths of the hostages.

Simon Phoenix was a criminal mastermind.