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『월터가 나에게 가르쳐 준 것』은 엄혹하고 차별적인 사법 현실, 그리고 자신이 맡았던 형사 사건과 의뢰인들의 실화가 생생하게 반영되어 있는 브라이언 스티븐슨의 회고록이다. 백인 여성을 살해했다는 누명을 뒤집어쓰고 사형수가 된 흑인 월터 맥밀리언의 사건을 구심점 삼아, 엄마를 폭행하는 동거남을 총살하고 사형을 선고받을 위기에 처한 14살 소년의 사건, 짝사랑하는 여인의 마음을 얻으려다가 그녀의 조카를 죽이고 사형을 선고받은 전쟁 상이군인 사건 등이 더해져 있는 이 책은 편견과 두려움에 둘러싸여 약자들을 가혹하게 처벌하는 경찰, 검사, 판사들의 불법적이고 불공정한 처사와 그들을 구제하려는 스티븐슨의 헌신적인 변론을 대립시켜 마치 긴장이 넘치는 법정 드라마를 보는 듯한 느낌을 준다.
안타까운 사연을 지닌 의뢰인들의 사건을 통해서 이 책은 불공정한 사법 정의를 고발하고 이를 개혁해 나갈 실마리를 던진다. 즉, 『무엇이 정의를 위협하는가?』, 『불공정한 사법 정의를 바로잡기 위해 무엇이 필요한가?』와 같은 질문에 답한다. 스티븐슨은 그 답을 사형수 월터 맥밀리언 사건을 변호하면서 알게 된다. 정의를 위협하는 것은 바로 우리의 두려움과 분노이며, 우리에게 필요한 것은 그것을 누그러뜨릴 자비라는 사실을 깨닫는다.
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A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice--from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship--and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
"Just Mercy "is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.
Praise for "Just Mercy"
"A searing, moving and infuriating memoir . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America's Mandela. For decades he has fought judges, prosecutors and police on behalf of those who are impoverished, black or both. . . . Injustice is easy not to notice when it affects people different from ourselves; that helps explain the obliviousness of our own generation to inequity today. We need to wake up. And that is why we need a Mandela in this country."--Nicholas Kristof, "The New York Times"
"Unfairness in the justice system is a major theme of our age. . . . This book brings new life to the story by placing it in two affecting contexts: [Bryan] Stevenson's life work and the deep strain of racial injustice in American life. . . . The book extols not his nobility but that of the cause, and reads like a call to action for all that remains to be done. . . . The message of the book, hammered home by dramatic examples of one man's refusal to sit quietly and countenance horror, is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. "Just Mercy" will make you upset and it will make you hopeful."--Ted Conover, "The New York Times Book Review"
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"Emotionally profound, necessary reading."--"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review, Kirkus""Prize Finalist)
"A passionate account of the ways our nation thwarts justice and inhumanely punishes the poor and disadvantaged."--"Booklist "(starred review)
"Not since Atticus Finch has a fearless and committed lawyer made such a difference in the American South. Though larger than life, Atticus exists only in fiction. Bryan Stevenson, however, is very much alive and doing God's work fighting for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, and those with no hope. "Just Mercy" is his inspiring and powerful story."--John Grisham
"From the frontlines of social justice comes one of the most urgent voices of our era. Bryan Stevenson is a real-life, modern-day Atticus Finch who, through his work in redeeming innocent people condemned to death, has sought to redeem the country itself. This is a book of great power and courage. It is inspiring and suspenseful--a revelation."--Isabel Wilkerson, author of "The Warmth of Other Suns"
"Bryan Stevenson is one of my personal heroes, perhaps the most inspiring and influential crusader for justice alive today, and "Just Mercy" is extraordinary."--Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow"
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