Chapter 73 naked to wolves

In European and American movies, there is a very familiar word: witness protection plan. Schwarzenegger in "Vapor Secret Order" is an official of the FBI Witness Protection Center. His duty is to protect female witnesses who are about to testify in court.The Canadian film "Operation Protection" shows the protection steps after the trial. Witnesses will be transferred to a new city, have a new name, and even obtain a bright new identity as a military intelligence expert. The "Witness Protection Program" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the romance film, when the male protagonist decides to reveal his life experience and stammers "I have something to tell you", the female protagonist has a clear look: "I know, you are Subject of a witness protection program!"

The Witness Protection system in the United States is real. It started in 1960 with the Witness Protection Initiative against Organized Crime and was created by Gerald Shur, who was then working in the Organized Crime and Fraud Branch of the Federal Bureau of Justice. . The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 brought it into force as a legal system, and it became known as "Project Marshall" because the executive office was called the Marshall Office.Their responsibilities are basically the same as those seen in the movie. I had no experience with the witness protection program in Hollywood movies before, and I didn't intend to understand it.Until July 2001.One night, when I was working overtime at work, I was robbed. Fortunately, there was a group of veterans gathering at an open-air beer stand less than 20 meters away. The suspects were apprehended together.But a horrifying scene occurred in the police station. I was asked to identify these five people one by one in a room within 50 centimeters of each other.Their fierce eyes shocked my young heart. After the notes were completed, they were placed on the table casually, and everyone who came in and out could read them.It was on that record that I saw the name, phone number and detailed address of the taxi driver who testified, and thanked him the next day.

But at the same time, I also thought that since I could see these materials so easily, it might not be difficult for the suspects and their families to see them.With lingering fears, I asked my friend for advice—his father is a high-level member of the local judicial system. The answer I got was: "The family members of those people will come out to find people immediately. You have no chance to go to court. Be careful in the future." .” He also told me that some victims would receive calls from the suspect’s family members that night, some were threats, some were “the child is still young and let him die”.Sure enough, unfortunately for him, I haven't received any information related to the case since then. I guess they have already fished it out.

I quickly changed my phone number, changed my route to and from get off work, and nervously showed my face to my friends: "They saw me with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Is it very different from now? Would you recognize me? ?” Became a witness, got the protection of Schwarzenegger, and under the cover of the witness protection plan, was sent to a different place or even abroad, had a new identity, and even received plastic surgery as a benefit, without even thinking about it.But don't leak it on purpose, keep the files safe and pay attention to the details, it can still be done.But it is still very difficult, and even the awareness of protection is still gradually being established.Therefore, "the number of cases of witnesses and whistleblowers being retaliated against, disabled or killed across the country has risen from less than 500 per year in the 1990s to more than 1,200 per year now." Witnesses who are not protected are like being exposed to Among the wolves.Fortunately, Shenzhen, Chongqing and other places have set a precedent for witness protection, but they are still far from the standard of the "Marshall Project".

Still watching movies like The Witness Protection Program?Also watch.It's just that I hope that other people's realistic themes will no longer be our science fiction films one day.