6/10
Fascinating But Flawed
29 January 2021
This is obviously a one sided documentary that understandably vilifies the corrupt prosecutors, yet exaggerates the victimization of the perpetrators and prosecuted. The vast majority of these people were guilty, regardless of the evidence tampering. They got off on a very reasonable technicality, but don't play sad music and try to distract us from the fact these people should be accountable for their choices. We've all seen the After School Specials and know exactly how drugs ruin communities. There is a bigger issue here about the gargantuan failure that is the war on drugs and the obvious cracks in the justice system, but this Doc keeps things fairly intimate and stretches the story to about two episodes too long. I enjoyed this very much, however don't ask me to condemn one side while also asking me to sympathize for the other when all are wrong on one level or another
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