- Jun 11, 2014
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Finished watching this tonight and wanted to post something while it was still fresh in my mind. I remember when this all was going on, and I remember just how certain that everyone thought that they had done it. I remember thinking at the time that it certainly sounded like they had a ton of evidence. Of course they didn't do it. The film does a very good job at breaking the story down piece by piece and taking the viewer on a journey reliving the story as it unfolded.
What I found interesting is how relevant the story is today. Look at the media during the case. The internet was a new and flourishing medium for news, and look at it today. Journalists assuming guilt without investigating. It was and continues to be a mess. It was a story about classism, racism, and sexism. And people ran with it, with their own agendas, and they were all wrong.
When you watch it (if you watch it), you will see things that remind you of #blacklivesmatter and feminism (which is not egalitarianism). You will hear the word privileged a lot. In a way, it was at the beginning of crying wolf for monetary gain. It had corrupt prosecutors and cops, who just knew that the kids were guilty. You will see mobs of people who did not believe in due process.
It's a sports story that transcended sport, and it's a story that is as relevant today as it was then.
What I found interesting is how relevant the story is today. Look at the media during the case. The internet was a new and flourishing medium for news, and look at it today. Journalists assuming guilt without investigating. It was and continues to be a mess. It was a story about classism, racism, and sexism. And people ran with it, with their own agendas, and they were all wrong.
When you watch it (if you watch it), you will see things that remind you of #blacklivesmatter and feminism (which is not egalitarianism). You will hear the word privileged a lot. In a way, it was at the beginning of crying wolf for monetary gain. It had corrupt prosecutors and cops, who just knew that the kids were guilty. You will see mobs of people who did not believe in due process.
It's a sports story that transcended sport, and it's a story that is as relevant today as it was then.