Endtown by Aaron Neathery for October 04, 2017

The Hoss Trial. That time when Dottie finally lost her only friend.

The terms “wolves” being “less than human” are an odd equivalence to wrap your head around. What a strange new world they are living in.

Wait, is that Holly?

Edit: Ah, had to go back to February 2nd. Yup. She said that.

“OBJECTION!”

Dottie looks like she is looking in Walt’s direction and is maybe a little … ashamed? sorry? (panel 3) and Walt looks like he is disappointed with Dottie’s testimony/choice of words (panel 4).

Party balloons and streamers in the courtroom? Hmmm.

@sperry532 It’s really a Dance Hall that they semi-converted for this trial.

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.”

Walt’s watching Dottie’s transformation from being a news-reporter to propagandist, and he’s not liking what he sees. The swinish (in more ways than physically being a pig) prosecutor has already taken the route from being impartial to being partial & not hesitant in advocating [her viewpoint] under the guise of legal arguments.

Current application. I see dehumanizing language every time I have to deal with political opinions. What political orientation did the woman who posted she had no sympathy with the victims of this recent shooting because of how she thought they voted?

Her friend had been killed by wolves, there are stories they have eaten whom they have killed.

Now, let’s see everyone’s facial expressions when the defense attorney works his magic…

Wait… I went back and checked (February 8, 2107; Panel Three). Heather actually said it to the Chief of Police. If Dottie hadn’t told her to ‘calm down’, Heather wouldn’t have spoken to her, let alone argued with her.

Doesn’t that count as hearsay?

Thank you, Dragoncat. Yes, Heather did say those words, and Dottie the reporter wrote them down and quoted her. By the way, is Walter in the audience or in the jury?

The Mariachi band just drove up in the back. They asked when is this going to adjourn for the night……..they would like to get some sound check time. I wonder if the prosecutor lady one time worked with Allgood??

People are really lining up to insult Dottie as being the scum of the earth for her role in this, but I think they’re forgetting her previous major role – which was being the sole voice of reason in regards to Al and Gustine’s trial. Dottie was 100% right there, because her motive was always truth and decency rather than bigotry (Jackrabbit despises humans and mutants who love them).

Dottie’s already shown she has some doubts and fears about the way things are going with the wolves, but her motive remains the same as it was with Al and Gustine – the truth. And the truth has been told by Doc Chase himself – the wolves, if they’re involved with the cannibalism at all, are not the sole culprits, and don’t deserve the prejudice and mistrust they’re getting. From Dottie’s perspective, Heather had a meltdown screaming about how wolves had killed her friend, started a fight with a wolf that led to another woman being hospitalized, turned a peaceful protest into a bloodbath, and then murdered a wolf in cold blood – all based on lies and presumptions. She has every right saying what she said here. Her issue is that in fixating on the wolves innocence she’s ignoring the bigger picture and the other people who are being hurt, here’s hoping she starts focusing on more of the truth from here on.

Might want to tread lightly here. If memory serves, the last guy we saw go on about “dehumanizing” mutants in a courtroom setting ended up being shot in the back and hung from the nearest lamp post. Just sayin’….. ;-)