The President is a shining example of humanity's savage murderous asshole nature.
All There in the Manual: In 1981, Bantam Books published a movie tie-in novelization written by Mike McQuay that adopts a lean, humorous style reminiscent of the film.All Crimes Are Equal: In 1997, all crimes are punished by life on Manhattan Island, whether state or federal apparently, since the rule is once people enter they don't leave alive.
Escape is essentially impossible, and once prisoners go in, they never come out. All bridges to the island are mined, and the entire island is surrounded by a wall, and the perimeter is patrolled by helicopters and monitored 24/7. The Alcatraz: New York Maximum Security Penitentiary, AKA Manhattan Island Prison.A.K.A.-47: The United States Police use M16's with their handguards removed, presumably to give the rifles an unfamiliar 'futuristic' look, rather than because the police like scorching their hands after a few bursts.Air Force One: A terrorist crashes it into New York, and the President survives only by getting into an Escape Pod.Turns out he was right to be untrusting, as the injection was actually an Explosive Leash. He flinches and growls "I don't like needles" before the physician Cronenberg injects him with a supposed anti-viral and bacterial serum. President: You're the Duke! (chuckles) You're A-Number One.