Margalit Fox
(1961 - Present)
1.
The author
postulates that it was the mind-set of the Victorian age that made someone like
Oscar Slater such an easy scapegoat. Do you agree?
2.
Examine the
faulty testimony, police corruption, weak defense, and prosecutorial and
judicial misconduct that led to the conviction of an innocent man.
3.
“Slater was held
too guilty to be released, yet not guilty enough to be hanged” – despite the prejudices and narrow mindedness of the
Victorian age, there was enough unease about the case against Slater that his original
death sentence was commuted. Discuss the conflicted feelings raised in Glasgow society
by this trial.
4.
Arthur Conan
Doyle was veritably Sherlock Holmes in many ways. Like his fictional creation,
he too was a man who embodied iron clad values of justice and honor, as well as
keen intellectual acumen. Discuss the life and character of Conan Doyle.
5.
Conan Doyle
interceded successfully on behalf of two innocent men falsely accused of crime –
discuss the similarities and differences in the cases of George Edalji and
Oscar Slater.
6.
What was Conan
Doyle’s methodology in challenging the conviction of Oscar Slater?
7.
Talk about the plausible
motive and alternate suspect in the murder of Marion Gilchrist that were
discovered by Doyle and the other sleuths who were crusading for Slater.
8.
Powerful forces
were arrayed against reopening the investigation into the Gilchrist murder.
Talk about the political reasons and vested interests that obstructed the exoneration
of Oscar Slater.
9.
No good deed
goes unpunished – discuss the falling out between Conan Doyle and Slater.
10. Racial profiling – from the past to the present day.
Discuss
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