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Sunday, 3 August 2025

Can you beat the truth out of a person?

 Noir Writer

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When I watch crime series based in India on Netflix, they remind me of the 1950's in the USA, when all that mattered was solving the crime.

The common thread running through most is that violence can be tolerated to get the results, much like my short story from 2011. This story was praised for its realism by a poice officer I chatted to at the time, from Queensland, Australia.

To me, this raises the question, do you get the truth, or do you get the answer the person suffering the beating thinks you wish to hear, to stop the beatings?

I admit, I like films with a darker edge to them; the grit of life shows through.

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