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...that shows just how far we still have to go until all people are treated fairly and with respect. It also shows how the criminal justice system is quick to jump to conclusions when it comes to racial questions of guilt or innocence.
It doesn't take a lot of time, when watching this film, to realize the track that this story is going to take. But it is amazing to see the incredible amount of incompetence that is demonstrated by the detectives in this film. And the way that people who are part of a minority, really are guilty until proved innocent, even when all the facts say otherwise.
Thank God for people like the defense attorney in this film. All he really needed to do was ask common sense questions. It's sad that even basic questions and methods of investigation were not carried out by these investigators, and they were able to convict this 15 year old boy.
Important film that will leave you more than a little scared about the criminal justice system.
7 out of 10
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stevealfie 23 November 2005
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