Although V.I.'s motives are not made clear, it does hint to the ideas of corruption and incompetence within the legal institution. In terms of the problematic issue of the legal institution, this can be found in the novel by the criminals getting exempt from their true punishment due to their right of having a lawyer. This is why Sergio's sentence went from ten years to two years and he still remains a criminal leader. In addition, this is why Dick represents Dieter due to Dieter's secret connection to Friendship. This brings back the idea that the legal system does not work and is not necessarily the best way to achieve justice as it can be compromised. In addition, the police force can be questionable too. For instance, Lotty asks V.I. To
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V.I. does acknowledge the benefits of the police force as they have more resources available and, therefore, was reluctant at first to become involved in the case.3 However, at the end she is the one who finds out about Peter's role in the murder and the connection to Sergio's gang and hospital Friendship. In addition, Bitter Medicine introduces another angle on the problems of the legal system in that it does not always benefit the people who follow the law. For instance, illegally Dieter and indirectly Friendship, stole Consuelo's file from Lotty's clinic. However, there is not enough evidence to prove this and therefore, if Lotty were to go to the police, it would seem as she is hiding something. She has to ask V.I. to resort to illegal means in order to obtain the file from Friendship for the law. Although V.I. does state that they cannot show this file as it was obtained illegally,4 her stealing the file does set in motion the last phase of her solving this …show more content…
One can even argue ere is need for illegality on the part of the detective as society is corrupt and the legal system is not able to combat it successfully and, therefore, does not necessarily solve the crime. Although, it remains questionable to what extend they can break the law, the idea that criminality encourages criminality can be an existing
V.I. does acknowledge the benefits of the police force as they have more resources available and, therefore, was reluctant at first to become involved in the case.3 However, at the end she is the one who finds out about Peter's role in the murder and the connection to Sergio's gang and hospital Friendship. In addition, Bitter Medicine introduces another angle on the problems of the legal system in that it does not always benefit the people who follow the law. For instance, illegally Dieter and indirectly Friendship, stole Consuelo's file from Lotty's clinic. However, there is not enough evidence to prove this and therefore, if Lotty were to go to the police, it would seem as she is hiding something. She has to ask V.I. to resort to illegal means in order to obtain the file from Friendship for the law. Although V.I. does state that they cannot show this file as it was obtained illegally,4 her stealing the file does set in motion the last phase of her solving this …show more content…
One can even argue ere is need for illegality on the part of the detective as society is corrupt and the legal system is not able to combat it successfully and, therefore, does not necessarily solve the crime. Although, it remains questionable to what extend they can break the law, the idea that criminality encourages criminality can be an existing