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You're lucky I'm not indicting you for assault with intent to commit murder.
— District Attorney Rothko • Dirty Harry
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
An official sternly tells the listener they should count themselves fortunate, because a far graver charge, assault with intent to commit murder, could have been brought. The remark is a warning wrapped in grudging leniency, reminding the listener how serious the consequences might have been.
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