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Judgements
❤️ Chapter: Judgements
❤️ Words: 1.658
❤️Warnings: none :)
The 1920s in Chicago were full of jazz, smoke and blood. Nowadays, the final story of these girls would end very differently, probably they would be crucified not only by the court, but also by public opinion, but in the 20s, things were different...
One would imagine that even though they confessed to their crimes, they were women in prison, but they were smart women and they understood that if they knew how to put on a show, they would be fine after all. In the end, all (or almost all) sovereign very well how to take advantage of the sexism of the time.
With the right lawyer, puritanical clothes but cleavage and size enough to show off her assets, all the jury saw was spectacle. After all, these women wouldn't be able to kill someone for real, would they?
And even though most of them were foreigners, and American society at the time really wasn't the most hospitable, only one of the girls ended up on the gallows. The lack of understanding in communication, at all stages, Shuhua was found guilty.
But what cruelty! What an unfair world! The innocent, killed, cruelly, while real milindrosas left with men and more men at their feet!
As for Soyeon, she had the best of outcomes... When another woman was arrested, they created an enmity, which soon became a partnership and friendship. Hungry for fame and more fame, they created an entire show around their stories and spent the rest of their lives, in the spotlight, and every kind of luxury that money could buy.
The others didn't have much to gain by staying where they were, so some traveled, moved, and even remarried. They went on with their lives, as well-known people (I could even use the word celebrity, but I don't think it's the most appropriate term for the situation).
Therefore, I ask you: is justice really blind? Would these women be wrong, for using their sensuality and deceiving men, in the name of their freedom? How long will women be seen as defenseless? And finally, would it be passion, the deadliest feeling of humanity?
THE END