Ghost-busters (2020); Scene 4A
Time: 9 AM - Thursday Morning, in the third full week in April <= [as with all of my movie, present day]
Place: United States Federal Court; Eastern District; New York City
Actual street address: 225 Cadman Plaza E, Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Ghost-busters are in the courtroom, but only as spectators – so they do not speak...
Both lawyers only speak to the Judge, NOT to each other – since the Judge’s opinion is the only one that matters in decisions by the Court.
BEGIN SCENE:
Bailiff: "All rise; The United States Federal Court for the Eastern District is now in session; the honorable [Dr.] Raymond Stantz, presiding."
Judge Stantz: bangs his gavel... "You may be seated. We have before us case # 110669; the People versus [prisoner number S-179] ELEANOR TWITTY; please bring in the defendant."
You’ll remember her as the librarian from the opening scene in the 1984 movie. Per the actual movie's back-story, her name is Eleanor Twitty; she holds a PhD - and she was murdered by a follower of Gozer in 1924.
She is played by an 80 year old Caucasian woman - someone like actress Lily Tomlin or Jane Fonda…
Wearing very heavy chains, she struggles to reach her seat.
Think of Jacob Marley in “The Christmas Carol” - Yes, as in that story, her chains do make noise!
She is followed by two MP’s – each carrying their own Raytheon brand-name backpack super-weapons --- which are similar to the proton / plasma guns the Ghost-busters use – BUT more modern - and much more ominous.
Lynne Stewart, the NYC ACLU defense lawyer, (played by a British (or Australian) blonde, someone like actress Rebel Wilson or Alice Eve) jumps to her feet…
ACLU Lawyer: “Your Honor, I object! Forcing my client to wear heavy inter-dimensional security chains is humiliating. She’s an elderly, ‘living impaired’ woman, and not a threat to anyone…
[Pointing] I ALSO object to the pair of Military Police! The men --- and their phase-disruption back-pack super-weapons --- have no place in a civilian courtroom!”
The Government lawyer, Walter Peck, the same man who cut the power to the ghost containment field in the 1984 movie, stands up; since the EPA was dismantled back in 2018, he now works for DHS…
IF possible, he is again played by actor William Atherton (CMU Drama School, class of 1969)
https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/atherton-william-1947
Peck: “Your honor, detainee S-179 is a clear & present danger - and an imminent threat - to our National Security. You CANNOT remove her chains…
More importantly, under our President’s Executive Order number 9-0-6-6, US DoD, AG and DHS decisions regarding the “administrative detention" of dead people are un-reviewable, and cannot be challenged in any court…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_detention#United_States
https://www.justsecurity.org/79803/cutting-edge-issues-in-year-20-of-the-guantanamo-habeas-litigation/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/03/guantanamo-abu-zubaydah-war-is-over-afghanistan-court-filing
Finally, the detainee is an admitted lesbian. Under DOMA [pronounced: dough mah] 2, we CAN hold her in custody - pending mandatory conversion therapy.”
ACLU Lawyer: “Your Honor, the Government knows that the portion of DOMA 2 dealing with gender issues was suspended by the 9th Circuit, pending a High Court challenge of their stay later this year…
More importantly, our Supreme Court did rule that all detainees in our so-called "war on terror" CAN have their day in court - to challenge conditions of their confinement...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/21/historic-victory-us-judge-rules-guantanamo-detainees-imprisonment-illegal
Your honor, again, my client is NOT a threat to anyone! She has never even been accused of any crime.
She’s only being held now because a few bad ghosts did cause troubles back in 1984 & 1989.”
Peck: “Your honor, speaking of past troubles, you will recall that, back in 1984, Zuul, Gozer - the Gozerian, and The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man - DID cause mayhem and destruction here in New York City…”
ACLU: “Your Honor, while the Government’s statements ARE true, Zuul and Gozer were “gods”, not ghosts – and Mr. Puft was just a big bag of “puffed up” corn syrup…
Your Honor, I must also point out that, back in 1984, Mr. Peck himself objected to holding ghosts in detention... He even ordered that electric power to the force field - confining many ghosts - be turned off.”
Peck: “Your Honor, when working for the EPA, I DID order Con Ed to cut power off – BUT it was because restraining ghosts is VERY dangerous! My concern was that the Ghost-busters’ makeshift ‘jail’ just wasn’t safe to be in our great city. A ‘leak’ could – and did – have dire consequences…
This is why our Government set up the current ‘prison’ facility – outside of New York State entirely…?
FYI: The new facility is under "Liberty" International Airport, Newark, New Jersey https://www.newarkairport.com/
*I* must now point out that it was the Ghost-busters *themselves* who created the technology to capture and confine ghosts, .and. it was their interaction with Dr. Twitty – back in 1984 - while she was working at the New York Public Library – that gave them the information needed to perfect their ‘buster’ system.”
ACLU: “Your Honor, the Ghost-busters admit that they ARE, indirectly, responsible for the court case you are deciding today. They did not think about how their innovative electro-magnetic control hardware could eventually be used… While this is NO excuse, I point out that any technology can be used for good – or for bad… and, it was our Government - NOT the Ghost-busters - that gave the orders to unconstitutionally jail all ghosts…
[Thinking – Quickly catches herself]
Please understand that I 'm here today to petition the Court to allow Dr. Twitty to be released… not to argue the much larger question of how to balance public safety with individual civil rights in a free society.”
FYI: If possible, Dan Aykroyd should play the judge.
Federal Judge Raymond Stantz: “Thank you both for your comments…
[To the ACLU Attorney for the ghost] Counselor Lynne Stewart, you were not here back in the 1980’s, but I WAS! There WERE indeed some pretty bad ghosts, goblins and specters around, which we had to fight - As they DID cause harm to others.”
ACLU: [Lynne holds up the 2 DVD box] “Your honor, I did watch both movie DVD’s in the box set showing what happened here in ‘84 & ’89…?
Weren’t most of the ghosts back then - men? … Your honor, isn’t the Government painting with too broad a brush? By insinuation, they conflate my client with SOME bad ghosts… Isn’t that sort of like women who blame ALL men for real injustice carried out by a few bad guys?
You are a now a respected male judge; you once were a respected & admired male Ghost-buster… You ARE a GOOD man… I‘m NOT saying that all ghosts are good, but the Government IS saying that all ghosts are bad…
This is simply NOT the way America is supposed to work – even in war-time…”
Peck: “Your honor, the Government concedes that Dr. Twitty has not committed any crime – yet, BUT there is no ‘legal’ way to have her released…
Say she was an enemy alien; she COULD be deported back to her home nation, or home planet, but she was born here in America, so where can we send her?”
ACLU: Your honor, it sounds like the Government IS now admitting that, *if* I could find a ‘legal’ way to have Eleanor released, they would not object (?)”
Peck: “Yes, your honor.”
ACLU: … [Thinking] …
“Your honor, the Ghost-busters team at Hook & Ladder #8?is now a duly deputized part of FDNY… As such, they CAN “care” for sick, injured, or disabled citizens – even so-called ‘criminals’...
Your honor, I petition this court to grant a temporary waiver to allow my client to work with the Ghost-busters on a matter vital to our safety & security…
You know that we are being threatened by some bad & mysterious ‘beings’ - who are creating pain & suffering in our fair City… Making a *LONG* story short, one clue to who they are - and what their motives for mayhem may be - exist in scrolls - written in ancient language of Atlantis...
[Quietly & briefly confers with her client]
Your honor, to explain further, please permit my client to speak - as professional expert witness Dr. Eleanor Twitty - - testifying on behalf of "herself" – defendant S-179.”
Judge: “An unusual request, but I grant your motion; Proceed…”
[Dr. Twitty is sworn in]
ACLU attorney Lynne Stewart: "Dr. Twitty, in your own words, tell the Judge and Court about your knowledge, background, experience and expertise – Please focus on explaining how you are able to help us conclude our current crises - and solve our many mysteries."
Dr. Eleanor Twitty, PhD; [said clearly and confidently]:? “Your honor, and the Court, my name is Dr. Eleanor Twitty – I’ve studied many old languages; especially what their words mean – in actual use… and I hold a PhD in this field:
(philology)??https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philology
As the [former – and still should be] head of the NYC Public Library System, part of my job is to help people better understand other societies and belief systems - with the objective of showing that we all have common goals, and a congruent purpose for efforts to improve our lives, and the lives of others around us…
I understand that a woman named Mary - who is from a distant land - washed up on shore here in New York City a few days ago… Apparently, this is the SAME person who visited us here back in the 1980's…
I was also told that New York has just been subjected to some suspicious supernatural activities… The theory is that these two events are somehow interrelated… The Ghost-busters are trying to figure out why something strange – that “don’t look good” - is happening here in ‘our neighborhood’ – and how to return things to ‘normal’...
They also want to know what happened to Mary – to her homeland --- and, if possible, how to send her back where she belongs… wherever that might be…
Additionally, the Ghost-busters surmise that current events are eerily similar to the “Theory of Atlantis”… This concept is NOT just about where Atlantis was located, but, much more importantly - as a ‘lessons learned’ for us humans – as the question: WHY did Atlantis ‘die’????
You see, Atlantis was an extremely advanced civilization, yet it vanished, almost overnight. The fear is that we will also soon ‘disappear ‘- from the same sort of calamity that befell them.
Clearly, the 'lost' sacred text writings from the people of Atlantis hold a key to solving all of these puzzles…
Sadly, no one else on Earth knows how to read Atlantian… Even computers cannot help… This is because Atlantian is a living language --- The true meaning cannot be understood by a machine... Living – [points to the Judge] -- or dead [points to herself] - you must have an immortal soul to 'see' what’s really written….
I can provide the translation that they need - if you allow me to do so."
Translating lost languages using machine learning; System developed at MIT CSAIL aims to help linguists decipher languages that have been lost to history.
Judge: “Dr. Twitty, I actually did study so-called “occult science” in college… Also, my PhD thesis was on the subject of locating ‘lost’ civilizations – like the one on the continent of Atlantis – in the Atlantic – and Lemuria – in the Pacific = so I do understand what you are explaining to the Court…
Finally, as a Federal Judge, I know that important legal documents, like our US Constitution, and Bill of Rights - are “alive” – and require people - like me - to interpret what the law really means – in court cases - like this one…
?[Thinking] Okay; I've heard enough… But, Mr. Peck do you want to cross-examine the witness?”
Peck: “No need, your Honor. The Government concedes that Dr. Twitty – the witness – is an expert in ancient and extinct languages, but that amazing ability does not change the fact that prisoner number S-179 – [AKA - ELEANOR TWITTY] – the Defendant – is a potentially dangerous ghost.”
Judge: “Thank you, for your testimony, Dr. Twitty… You may step down and be seated..."
Peck: "Your honor; before you rule, I need to disclose that I pushed to present this case in your Court because I expect you to decide in favor of the Government... You ARE, after all, a former Ghost-buster, so you’ve had to deal with those 'beings' [points to the defendant] several times before..."
Judge [The Judge ignores the clear insult - but continues]: "A valid point, Mr. Peck… There is a possible conflict of interest - or hint of bias – in me being here… Council for the defendant; any objections???"
ACLU: "None your Honor. I agreed to have you hear this case because you’re the only Judge who would even consider my appeal... I trust you to be honest - in rendering an independent - and impartial decision - on whether or not to free my Client."
… … … The Judge reaches his decision … … …
Judge: “Mr. Peck, given that the defendant IS needed in this new fight against a threat to our National security, I am granting ‘bail’ to allow Dr. Twitty to help the Ghost-busters keep our City, State and Homeland safe.”
End Scene
Now, my story would only make sense IF:
EPA was, indeed, [effectively] dismantled, back in 2018...
America now ‘accuses’ people based on where they – or their ancestors - were born, or who they are, and even locks them up until the so-called war on ‘terror’ is over --- which means *never* ! (?)
FYI: This ALSO happened to 120,000 Americans by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt's EO number 9066, back in February of 1942…
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In 2015, Lily Tomlin admitted that she’s a lesbian…
In 2022, actress Rebel Wilson realized that she loves women:
Rebel Wilson ‘had never been in love’ before meeting girlfriend Ramona Agruma: ‘It feels different’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/10/rebel-wilson-girlfriend-ramona-agruma-met/
Dan Aykroyd DID study occult science.
It would also help if Mr. Aykroyd played a judge before on TV - or in a movie:
Oh, it would really help being authentic if actress Rebel Wilson has a law degree ! Even she could not say why, but, if cast in my movie, she would finally know !
The line between civilian police and our military has been blurred…
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/federal-militarization-of-law-enforcement-must-end/
The federal government arms local police forces in the United States with weapons of war. A program called “1033,” for the section of the?act that created it, allows the Department of Defense to give state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies military hardware. Since its inception in 1996, nearly 10,000 jurisdictions have received more than?$7 billion?of equipment.
So the military-industrial complex would develop -- and deploy for use -- super-weapons similar to the ones the Ghostbusters have.
https://www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/news/142272-28-incredible-futuristic-weapons-showing-modern-military-might (June, 2021post)
FYI; Re: The Ghost Librarian
Dr. Eleanor Twitty was the head librarian of the?New York City Public Library?and curated its Special Collections, which included ancient artifacts, stone tablets, and otherwise forgotten parchments.
Dr. Twitty was seduced by a man named Edmund Hoover (also known as The Collector), who was a rather unscrupulous rare book collector. She was unaware that "The Collector" was just using her in order to get to the rare books in her care, including the?Gozerian Codex. They got engaged. When she discovered her fiancée’s true motives, she broke off the relationship and engagement.
Sadly, dumping him all but sealed her fate and in March 1924, he murdered her in cold blood, in a secret section of the Library constructed by?Gozer's infamous worshiper and architect,?Ivo Shandor.?
Chains in a US Courtroom; That can't happen in real life - sorry, but it already did!
"So your brother's bound and gagged, and they've chained him to a chair", refers to?Black Panther?leader?Bobby Seale,[3]?the sole?African-American?defendant, who was gagged and chained to a chair in the courtroom following repeated outbursts in protest of rulings by Judge?Julius Hoffman.
Courts Have Been Hiding Behind National Security for Too Long
Here are articles about language & the meaning of words - example: the word "blue"
Worlds in Shadow: Submerged Lands in Science, Memory and Myth by Dr. Patrick Nunn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55623288-worlds-in-shadow
https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2021/09/27/book-review-worlds-in-shadow-submerged-lands-in-science-memory-and-myth/
Discover ancient civilization that have disappeared beneath the ocean's surface and explore how the science of submergence adds to our knowledge of human history.
The traces of much of human history--and that which preceded it--lie beneath the ocean surface; broken up, dispersed, often buried, and always mysterious. This is fertile ground for speculation, even myth-making, but also a topic on which geologists and climatologists have increasingly focused on in recent decades.
We now know enough to tell the true story of some of the continents and islands that have disappeared throughout the Earth's history, to explain how and why such things happened, and to unravel the effects of submergence on the rise and fall of human civilizations. The implications of all this for our current situation and the challenges ahead are clear for all to see...
number S-179
Dr. Twitty is only designated as detainee # S-179 on her prisoner outfit; a larger pink triangle is above the S-179 <= the reason why is explained in these articles:
How the Nazi Regime's Pink Triangle Symbol Was Repurposed for LGBTQ Pride
https://time.com/5295476/gay-pride-pink-triangle-history/
The Pink Triangle; 1933?-?1945; Gays in the Holocaust
Theory About The Very First Written Word, and what event inspired humans to write it down:
First Word: Ankh = “life” => was inspired by people seeing the Vela supernova near the horizon, across the river or ocean - ??at night.
George Michanowsky?(March 9, 1920 – November 15, 1993) is known for his interpretation of rock art in Bolivia and Mesopotamian artefacts which he interpreted as referring to a?supernova?explosion in the?Vela (constellation)?which he dated to about 6000 years ago...
In 1977, he published a book called?The Once and Future Star?in which he explained his theory of?supernova?explosion in a constellation named?Vela?which happened 7,000 years ago...
In the same work he also mentions that?Atlantis?is called?NI-DUK-KI?in?Sumerian?texts - and used to be?Isle of the Blest?before the flood. Later on, as he explained,?after?the flood, it was named?Dilmun.?Michanowsky also suggested that?global warming?played an effect in?Atlantis?disappearance...
Lynne Stewart (October 8, 1939 – March 7, 2017) was an American defense attorney who was known for representing controversial, famous defendants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Stewart
Ancient Language:
In English, there’s pretty much just one word for love.
But many other languages have several different words for love, and they all mean something a little different.
The Greek language distinguishes seven different kinds of love:
https://www.wellandgood.com/greek-words-for-love/
Eros: romantic, passionate love. ...
Philia: intimate, authentic friendship. ...
Erotoropia or ludus: playful, flirtatious love. ...
Storge: unconditional, familial love. ...
Philautia: compassionate self-love. ...
Pragma: committed, companionate love. ...
Agápe: empathetic, universal love.
Can an alphabet save a culture?
A new alphabet for an ancient people promises to preserve their culture and connect their community.
https://unlocked.microsoft.com/adlam-can-an-alphabet-save-a-culture/
What does it mean to lose a language?
Deep knowledge, passed down over millennia—gone.
Ways of thinking about the land, the sea, the sky, and the flora and fauna that inhabit them.
Rituals and recipes. Myths and memories, erased.
And for those who spoke the language, it means losing a part of themselves.
i point out that *how* the language is used is also important.
Example: In Greek, there are 7 separate words for "love".
Example: In Hebrew, a group of 3 letters form a root "concept". All words with this root have a similar meaning.
Sub example: the exact same root concept letters ? ? ? form the words: (1) earth (as in soil), (2) the color red, and (3) the first human being.
Since the first human being on earth was made from clay soil, Adam was Indigenous!
star-trek-tng-and-the-limits-of-language-shaka-when-the-walls-fell
The Tamarians spoke entirely by allegory, referencing?mytho-historical?people?and?places?from their?culture. As a result, when the?Federation?first made contact with the Tamarians, although their?universal translators?could successfully translate the individual words and sentence structure of Tamarian speech, they were unable to convey the symbolic meaning they represented. Without prior knowledge of the Tamarians' history and legends, a word-by-word translation was of no use to someone attempting to communicate with them. This language barrier led to the isolation of the Tamarian people after all attempts at communication had failed.
While explaining the structure of the language,?Counselor?Deanna Troi?gave the example that "Juliet?on her?balcony" could be used to describe a romantic situation, but it is impossible to understand if the listener does not know who Juliet is, or why she was on the balcony. (TNG: "Darmok")
The Tamarian language and its societal implications, as portrayed in the episode, have received considerable attention, both from fans of the series and also in mainstream media.
The episode describes the language as being built upon metaphors and allegories, in which Tamarians cite incidents from their cultural history, to communicate the emotions they feel, their perceptions of situations, and their wishes and opinions about actions.?
Owner/Founder/Ghostbuster & Paranormal Investigator at Grants Pass, Oregon & Fowler, Indiana Ghostbusters & Paranormal Investigators
4 年Nice script Stephen, thanks for sharing. Are you going to make this movie?
Owner/Founder/Ghostbuster & Paranormal Investigator at Grants Pass, Oregon & Fowler, Indiana Ghostbusters & Paranormal Investigators
7 年I'm not an Attorney, but I am a 23 year veteran of two offices of my own Ghostbusters & Paranormal Investigators in Fowler, Indiana & Grants Pass, Oregon, & am the Owner & Founder of these two organizations. I have seen ghosts for 60 + years now & according to Revelation 12 GOD explains how Satan & 1/3 of the stars in the heavens, fell to Earth after they tried to take over His throne. Those 1/3 of the stars of heaven were previous heavenly male angels who joined forces with Lucifer in Heaven, now called Satan, that serpent, that Dragon who drew his tale to take 1/3, which are approximately 33,000,000 million now fallen male angels down to Earth with him. So Satan has been ruling Earth with his 1/3 of his fallen male angels, ever since Jesus resurrected himself back to Heaven to rule at His Father GOD's request, until He can make Jesus' enemies his footstool, as it says in the Holy Bible King James version. So it is Satan & 33,000,000 fallen angels aka demons aka devils, ruling Earth since approx. 0 AD when Jesus left on a cloud, back up to heaven, witnessed by Heavenly Angels with some of his Disciples, on Earth with Jesus, after he visited 500 friends & family.