Thursday, September 18, 2008

Hvordan vi slipper af med de andre (How We Get Rid of the Others)

Lifted from the film, criteria for execution:

THE NEW COPENHAGEN CRITERIA
1 : Citizens that have received, over a long period of time, welfare or other social support, with the exception of state pension.

2 : Citizens who have willingly bypassed Danish law for the purpose of personal gain, including social fraud, systematic moonlighting, tax evasion, etc.

3 : Drug addicts and those who abuse recreational drugs, alcohol, etc.

4 : People who place excessive strain on the hospital system, far above the average.

5 : People who are incapable of caring for their own children.

6 : People who are out of work for unusually long periods of time. Including pensioners who have been invalided prematurely.

7 : People who have lived on the edge of the law for many years. Those who have often been in contact with the courts, swindlers, criminals, even though they haven't necessarily been convicted.

PARDON/EXEMPTION FROM PUNISHMENT
1 : It isn't enough to live up to a single criterion; it is recommended that at least three criteria are achieved before punishment is meted out.

2 : If an individual citizen - even though the person in question qualifies for several criteria - can provide some sort of proof that he or she has contributed to any kind of unselfish activity for the benefit of the common good then the individual will be free from punishment.

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It's an extreme. I have to wonder how many in my country would see this and think "Yeah, let's cut the dead weight. Nothing good ever comes from that class of society." Scary. See this one with intelligent friends.

Hvordan vi slipper af med de andre (How We Get Rid of the Others)
2007, 94 minutes, directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund

I've seen this translated as How to Get Rid of the Others, but the above name was that used in the on-screen translation.

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