scenes at the Halls of Justice...
for a disturbing probe into
these recent riots and block wars.
Coincidence...
or deliberate?
Dredd!
Dredd!
Some people think working these mean
streets has a dehumanizing effect on...
- Joseph.
- Chief Justice Fargo.
You may stand at ease,
Joseph.
So, tell me. Seven summary executions.
Were they necessary?
Unavoidable, sir.
Unavoidable.
Life doesn't mean much
to some people anymore.
- You'd see that if you weren't always...
- If I weren't what?
Always at the Academy,
sir.
Oh! Don't you mean,
at the Academy wiping cadets' asses?
That's what they say
in the squad room, isn't it?
It's irrelevant.
You set the standard, sir.
Now you do...
at least to many young cadets.
You're a legend.
Sir.
You remember your days
as a cadet, Joseph?
I remember what
you taught me, sir.
You were my finest student.
So, I've drawn
a new assignment for you.
Starting tomorrow, you're going to
spend two days a week at the Academy.
I'd be honored, sir.
Narmed combat or marksmanship?
Ethics.
Wait here.
Remain still. Identify yourself.
Miller. Warden.
Voice sample recognized.
Thank you, Warden. System disarmed.
Why are you here?
Did you come for another chat?
Just a short one, I'm afraid.
Duty calls.
Ah, duty!
Feeding these parasites here
at the public's expense?
Yeah.
You especially!
I don't cost anything.
I'm a ghost.
And we're both
prisoners here.
You're behind your desk...
and I'm behind this.
What a clever reward
from Fargo, huh?
I mean,
considering the services.
When you started killing
innocent people, Rico,
you went beyond service.
The innocent exist only until they
inevitably become perpetrators...
like you.
Guilt and innocence...
is a matter of timing.
Your...
Our mysterious benefactor...
has sent you a package.
Deactivate shield.
Autoguns only.
Autoguns reactivated, Warden Miller.
Hmm.
- What is that?
- It's an ancient puzzle...
that contains
the meaning of life.
So, tell me, Rico,
what is the meaning of life?
It ends.
Stop! Computer!
Activate alarm!
Voice not recognized.
Guns are training.
Remain still.
Security, override and unlock!
Come on!
Kevlar 9 helmet and body armor.
Yours... when you graduate.
Lawgiver Two.
25-round side arm with mission-variable
voice-programmed ammunition.
- Signal flare.
- Flare.
Yours...
if you graduate.
Mark 4 Lawmaster,
improved model,
with dual on-board laser cannons,
vertical take-off
and landing flight capability.
Range: 500 kilometers.
- Men.
- Yes, sir.
Active. Malfunction. Malfunction.
Malfunction.
Hmm?
Yours if you can
ever get it to work.
All of these things
you see here are toys.
At the end of the day
when you're all alone in the dark,
the only thing that counts...
is this: The Law.
And you will be alone
when you swear to uphold these ideals.
For most of us,
there's only death in the streets.
For the few of us
that survive to old age,
the proud loneliness
of the Long Walk.
A walk that every Judge
must take...
outside these city walls...
into the unknown
of the Cursed Earth.
And there spend
your last remaining days...
taking law to the lawless.
This is what it means
to be a Judge.
This is the commitment
I expect.
Class dismissed.
Attention all personnel.
Due to the recent disturbance
in Heavenly Haven,
there will be increased patrols
in Sector 4.
Please check with your commanders
to see if you are affected...
by these scheduled changes.
I can hear you thinking.
I caught your lecture today.
Is that really what you
think the cadets need to hear?
- What I told them is the truth.
- Your truth maybe.
You made it sound like our lives
are practically over.
Don't you think...
parts are, Hershey?
I have a personal life.
I have friends.
You're one of the smartest
of the new breed,
but you've only been
on the street a year.
You haven't gotten used to
the isolation yet.
No. No,
I don't think that's right.
No one