Highlights how his judge wanted the glory of philly and thought she was the best in the city. Such a high profile case and still this hasn't been fixed
19 Reviews
Highlights the problems in the case
joe-4769512 August 2019
Only in America
adammacd21 August 2019
I'm not one for glorifying rappers or the lifestyles they tend to lead, but let's be honest with ourselves. The American justice system is in fact broken. If you're not black in America, you certainly don't know what it's like to be black in America. For many black males in America, the only way out of a life in the wrong side of town is to be a professional athlete or a rapper. Their role models are glorifying getting high, drunk, and laid. Rappers even benefit from going to jail, as it boosts their "street cred", which is only possible if the people paying them money let it matter. If everybody stopped buying their albums when they got arrested, things would change in a hurry. Look at the NFL and MLB lately. Marijuana and slapping your girlfriend can ruin your life now. If rap culture was the same way, you'd see most of the negative reviews on here disappear. The rest are political (mostly because conservatives hate black culture), even though it's not a political documentary.
Job well done!!!
bhouston-industries15 August 2019
It's evident that the promoters of the current unstable climate of this country are attempting to deter viewers with their comments. Such individuals are unable to take an objective look at the world and the inequalities that actually do exist but enough about them. This was an excellent documentary that provided more background to an already understood unjust system. It's unfortunate that 10+ years of this young man's life had to suffer to bring this mass awareness however, progress has been birthed out of his struggle. Job well done on this film!
Eye opening and shocking
nwbnx14 August 2019
Eye opening and shocking documentary about the American justice (or injustice) system. The absolute power many judges have over all of us and their abuse of said power. Definitely a documentary that changed the way I see the system and people in jail.
Very well done!
Tahnie110 August 2019
Meek Mill is a famous rapper but what happened to him, happens to millions of black and brown people everyday. We don't have a criminal justice system, we have a criminal injustice system.
This was a very good documentary. You get hooked in and it's hard to not see all the little parts that contribute to the broken system. So glad this artist is finally free! Hopefully more and more wrongfully convicted people spending time behind bars gets justice.
A TOP TIER DOCUMENTARY
humdingermultimedia13 August 2019
This piece is by far one of the best documentaries that I have seen. One needn't be a fan of Meek Mill to walk away from this, & feel like one. I am familiar with his music, but had no idea of the insane involvement that he's had with the criminal justice system. I am forever flabbergasted at how Meek didn't let such a fractured system destroy his spirit. Time & time again, he came back stronger than ever. Few human beings, alive or dead have exhibited such a degree of will & determination. I am a fan of the highest order now & forever. I want his entire catalogue. The support & love that never abandoned him is a testament to the power of love. Our system is indeed badly cracked. To have a chance at even spackling it requires the education of the masses, those that are oblivious to the status quo. Free Meek has succeeded in doing just that. This is an extremely satisfying watch. I loved every second.
A lot of right wing trolls are downvoting this
vvvvvv-9666313 August 2019
Good documentary
vladylee13 August 2019
Dude...
dussaultjulien12 August 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Why the heck do we feel the need to glorify somebody as pathetic and dumb as Meek Mill? Meek raps about doing and selling drugs, disrespecting and degrading women and being an all around great ghetto guy who doesn't care about anybody or anything but himself, and you expect people to feel bad for him?
This guy violated his probation 6 times and the judge was not only fair, but gave him more chances than ANY normal non famous person would EVER get, and then punished him as a regular perosn would and now Meek's crying wolf and saying that he's under attack, and he's got his Army of morons doing all the work for him while he reaps the benefits of society as it is today and get's freed for violating his parole not once, not twice, but 6 TIMES and again got more breakes than ANY normal person would.
They're saying that the justice system is broken, and yes it is. It's broken to let special treament like this fly and to let people openly bash a judge that was more than fair to this dude, seeing as even though he tested positive for THC and opioids MULTIPLE times, she didn't use those against him, only when she needed to teach this punk a lesson and let him feel what it's like to be a regular average Joe and actually be prosecuted for his crimes and serve time for them, but apparently he's too good to serve his time like a normal person. He get's to be put up on a pedastool and treated better than Any person in jail or prison for the crimes he has committed and is even commended for his bravery.
This dude's a straight up coward and so is anybody trying to say that he faced ANY injustice. He committed the crimes, he didn't show up for court, he violated his probation, nobody else. That's a crime. End of story.
His fault, his crimes, he needs to do more time.
This guy violated his probation 6 times and the judge was not only fair, but gave him more chances than ANY normal non famous person would EVER get, and then punished him as a regular perosn would and now Meek's crying wolf and saying that he's under attack, and he's got his Army of morons doing all the work for him while he reaps the benefits of society as it is today and get's freed for violating his parole not once, not twice, but 6 TIMES and again got more breakes than ANY normal person would.
They're saying that the justice system is broken, and yes it is. It's broken to let special treament like this fly and to let people openly bash a judge that was more than fair to this dude, seeing as even though he tested positive for THC and opioids MULTIPLE times, she didn't use those against him, only when she needed to teach this punk a lesson and let him feel what it's like to be a regular average Joe and actually be prosecuted for his crimes and serve time for them, but apparently he's too good to serve his time like a normal person. He get's to be put up on a pedastool and treated better than Any person in jail or prison for the crimes he has committed and is even commended for his bravery.
This dude's a straight up coward and so is anybody trying to say that he faced ANY injustice. He committed the crimes, he didn't show up for court, he violated his probation, nobody else. That's a crime. End of story.
His fault, his crimes, he needs to do more time.
Necessary
alexisrussell-8163716 August 2019
One of the worst
rsvp32110 August 2019
Just terrible.
This series glorifies the "bad guy" into someone that blames events and others for his problems, and "it's not his fault".
There's enough rappers out there that don't need prison creds to give their music an edge. I'd rather feel good watching about someone fighting through all the adversity and becoming a success, *without* being a thug.
There's enough rappers out there that don't need prison creds to give their music an edge. I'd rather feel good watching about someone fighting through all the adversity and becoming a success, *without* being a thug.
Great documentary
bradschulties16 August 2019
Some won't understand
beague0713 August 2019
Van Jones?
jon-stokes21-539-1787514 August 2019
AMAZING BLACK MAN
zyzyg23 September 2019
I don't care what nobody say this was sooo good.Until you are a black man in his shoes you cant speak on what he went through.This was really eye opening I learned a lot of how people can be so cruel to somebody that's trying it's so crazy
Incredible !
jennyrlong29 August 2019
A Must See
drkjnyc31 August 2019
Any person who has a good faith interest in educating themselves about the conditions that poor black Americans are forced to endure in our culture should watch this series. I think that most white Americans have no idea of what is going on. Unfortunately many others are such profound racists that they will never be reached. It's best to ignore those creatures and their reviews.
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