When They See Us on Netflix

[Anonymous]

I finished last night. Just a heads up that the last episode is traumatic. I haven’t cried this hard since Dear Zachary. Jharrel Jerome deserves every award possible for his role as Korey Wise.

Did everyone see this in the news yesterday? Linda Fairstein — the blonde investigator/prosecutor played by Felicity Huffman — was forced to resign from the board at Vassar after backlash from this show.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/central-park-five-linda-fairstein-resigns-vassar-petition-1442183%3famp=1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I finished last night. Just a heads up that the last episode is traumatic. I haven’t cried this hard since Dear Zachary. Jharrel Jerome deserves every award possible for his role as Korey Wise.

Did everyone see this in the news yesterday? Linda Fairstein — the blonde investigator/prosecutor played by Felicity Huffman — was forced to resign from the board at Vassar after backlash from this show.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/central-park-five-linda-fairstein-resigns-vassar-petition-1442183%3famp=1

Good.

She deserves for her entire life to be destroyed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I started to watch and had to stop. I read an article that said not to wait until you're in the mood to watch but to just watch it. It's so painful, though. I'll try again.

I've been reading a lot about the case, though. NYTimes had a long article about the case a few days ago, written by a reporter who covered it at the time.

I also googled to find out more about the jogger and what's happened to her. She's not happy about the settlement and feels that the man who actually attacked her did not do so alone, as he claimed, so she sounds like she's still suspicious of these guys. It was disheartening to hear that.

I did the exact same thing. Started to watch, got halfway through the episode, and I was so upset that I had to walk away while DW finished it. I've seen the documentary (also wrenching to watch) but something about this recreation of the events made it sickening to watch.

I feel the same about the jogger, who seems to express no remorse whatsoever that these young boys were falsely jailed for years. Of course it's not her fault, but to not acknowledge this huge miscarriage of justice.....

That's incredibly unfair to the jogger. She was the victim of an absolutely horrendous crime. She was injured so badly she was in a coma for 12 days, and everyone thought she was going to die. She had no memory of the attack and never identified anyone as the perpetrator(s). The fact that other people decided to railroad these kids into a conviction is not her fault. She doesn't need to feel remorse. She didn't do anything wrong, and she has her own trauma to deal with. There was some evidence that more than one person attacked her, so it's not crazy that she thinks that. The fact that the guy who confessed was never tried, and then the case was settled, means she never got the kind of closure that you hope for from a prosecution.

+10000

Thank you for putting this so well
I’ve seen so many judgements about the victim. For God’s sake, don’t put any of this crap on her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started to watch and had to stop. I read an article that said not to wait until you're in the mood to watch but to just watch it. It's so painful, though. I'll try again.

I've been reading a lot about the case, though. NYTimes had a long article about the case a few days ago, written by a reporter who covered it at the time.

I also googled to find out more about the jogger and what's happened to her. She's not happy about the settlement and feels that the man who actually attacked her did not do so alone, as he claimed, so she sounds like she's still suspicious of these guys. It was disheartening to hear that.

I did the exact same thing. Started to watch, got halfway through the episode, and I was so upset that I had to walk away while DW finished it. I've seen the documentary (also wrenching to watch) but something about this recreation of the events made it sickening to watch.

I feel the same about the jogger, who seems to express no remorse whatsoever that these young boys were falsely jailed for years. Of course it's not her fault, but to not acknowledge this huge miscarriage of justice.....

That's incredibly unfair to the jogger. She was the victim of an absolutely horrendous crime. She was injured so badly she was in a coma for 12 days, and everyone thought she was going to die. She had no memory of the attack and never identified anyone as the perpetrator(s). The fact that other people decided to railroad these kids into a conviction is not her fault. She doesn't need to feel remorse. She didn't do anything wrong, and she has her own trauma to deal with. There was some evidence that more than one person attacked her, so it's not crazy that she thinks that. The fact that the guy who confessed was never tried, and then the case was settled, means she never got the kind of closure that you hope for from a prosecution.

+10000

Thank you for putting this so well
I’ve seen so many judgements about the victim. For God’s sake, don’t put any of this crap on her.

If she was sympathetic to the victims who were children sent to jail for a crime they didn’t commit then crap wouldn’t be put on her. If she was willing to advocate for their freedom and rights instead of saying they don’t deserve anything then maybe ppl would have more sympathy for her as a person. It absolutely sucks what happened to her but what happened to them sucks too.

[Anonymous]

My sister recommended it. Not my cuppa but refreshed information about the story online. I don't think they're lily white innocent. I think either they were with the guy who confessed and/or they were part of the spree of violent hits that were going on during that night, along with those other teens.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What lives do people have who watch stuff like this in their free time? Mine is so precious, def wouldn’t watch anything like this.

Because sometimes we need to watch difficult things. Sometimes we need to live outside the precious bubble we've created for ourselves. Sometimes we need to stare into the face of injustice and not turn a blind eye because my time is too "precious."

...I guess this is why the Kardashians are so popular.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister recommended it. Not my cuppa but refreshed information about the story online. I don't think they're lily white innocent. I think either they were with the guy who confessed and/or they were part of the spree of violent hits that were going on during that night, along with those other teens.

Well of course you don't think they're lily white innocent their skin is too dark. The only people you think are lily white innocent are white hence your fondness for that phrase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister recommended it. Not my cuppa but refreshed information about the story online. I don't think they're lily white innocent. I think either they were with the guy who confessed and/or they were part of the spree of violent hits that were going on during that night, along with those other teens.

Of course you do.

[Anonymous]

Apparently the Central Park jogger wants to clear the NYPD and DA of any wrongdoing in their handling of the case.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-central-park-jogger-interview-20180712-story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the Central Park jogger wants to clear the NYPD and DA of any wrongdoing in their handling of the case.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-central-park-jogger-interview-20180712-story.html

This right here is why judgment and crap has been put on her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started to watch and had to stop. I read an article that said not to wait until you're in the mood to watch but to just watch it. It's so painful, though. I'll try again.

I've been reading a lot about the case, though. NYTimes had a long article about the case a few days ago, written by a reporter who covered it at the time.

I also googled to find out more about the jogger and what's happened to her. She's not happy about the settlement and feels that the man who actually attacked her did not do so alone, as he claimed, so she sounds like she's still suspicious of these guys. It was disheartening to hear that.

I did the exact same thing. Started to watch, got halfway through the episode, and I was so upset that I had to walk away while DW finished it. I've seen the documentary (also wrenching to watch) but something about this recreation of the events made it sickening to watch.

I feel the same about the jogger, who seems to express no remorse whatsoever that these young boys were falsely jailed for years. Of course it's not her fault, but to not acknowledge this huge miscarriage of justice.....

That's incredibly unfair to the jogger. She was the victim of an absolutely horrendous crime. She was injured so badly she was in a coma for 12 days, and everyone thought she was going to die. She had no memory of the attack and never identified anyone as the perpetrator(s). The fact that other people decided to railroad these kids into a conviction is not her fault. She doesn't need to feel remorse. She didn't do anything wrong, and she has her own trauma to deal with. There was some evidence that more than one person attacked her, so it's not crazy that she thinks that. The fact that the guy who confessed was never tried, and then the case was settled, means she never got the kind of closure that you hope for from a prosecution.

+10000

Thank you for putting this so well
I’ve seen so many judgements about the victim. For God’s sake, don’t put any of this crap on her.

If she was sympathetic to the victims who were children sent to jail for a crime they didn’t commit then crap wouldn’t be put on her. If she was willing to advocate for their freedom and rights instead of saying they don’t deserve anything then maybe ppl would have more sympathy for her as a person. It absolutely sucks what happened to her but what happened to them sucks too.

+1

I don't see this as victim blaming at all. She was a victim of a horrendous crime and I am sure she wanted someone to be held accountable for the crime. However, her lack of compassion for 5 children wrongly accused and jailed really shows who she is as a person.

[Anonymous]

Weren’t they changed and tried for another attack?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started to watch and had to stop. I read an article that said not to wait until you're in the mood to watch but to just watch it. It's so painful, though. I'll try again.

I've been reading a lot about the case, though. NYTimes had a long article about the case a few days ago, written by a reporter who covered it at the time.

I also googled to find out more about the jogger and what's happened to her. She's not happy about the settlement and feels that the man who actually attacked her did not do so alone, as he claimed, so she sounds like she's still suspicious of these guys. It was disheartening to hear that.

I did the exact same thing. Started to watch, got halfway through the episode, and I was so upset that I had to walk away while DW finished it. I've seen the documentary (also wrenching to watch) but something about this recreation of the events made it sickening to watch.

I feel the same about the jogger, who seems to express no remorse whatsoever that these young boys were falsely jailed for years. Of course it's not her fault, but to not acknowledge this huge miscarriage of justice.....

That's incredibly unfair to the jogger. She was the victim of an absolutely horrendous crime. She was injured so badly she was in a coma for 12 days, and everyone thought she was going to die. She had no memory of the attack and never identified anyone as the perpetrator(s). The fact that other people decided to railroad these kids into a conviction is not her fault. She doesn't need to feel remorse. She didn't do anything wrong, and she has her own trauma to deal with. There was some evidence that more than one person attacked her, so it's not crazy that she thinks that. The fact that the guy who confessed was never tried, and then the case was settled, means she never got the kind of closure that you hope for from a prosecution.

+10000

Thank you for putting this so well
I’ve seen so many judgements about the victim. For God’s sake, don’t put any of this crap on her.

If she was sympathetic to the victims who were children sent to jail for a crime they didn’t commit then crap wouldn’t be put on her. If she was willing to advocate for their freedom and rights instead of saying they don’t deserve anything then maybe ppl would have more sympathy for her as a person. It absolutely sucks what happened to her but what happened to them sucks too.

+1

I don't see this as victim blaming at all. She was a victim of a horrendous crime and I am sure she wanted someone to be held accountable for the crime. However, her lack of compassion for 5 children wrongly accused and jailed really shows who she is as a person.

Children? Come on dude. Go back and look at the mug shots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weren’t they changed and tried for another attack?

It was 30 kids. Why were these boys the only ones picked from the group?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started to watch and had to stop. I read an article that said not to wait until you're in the mood to watch but to just watch it. It's so painful, though. I'll try again.

I've been reading a lot about the case, though. NYTimes had a long article about the case a few days ago, written by a reporter who covered it at the time.

I also googled to find out more about the jogger and what's happened to her. She's not happy about the settlement and feels that the man who actually attacked her did not do so alone, as he claimed, so she sounds like she's still suspicious of these guys. It was disheartening to hear that.

I did the exact same thing. Started to watch, got halfway through the episode, and I was so upset that I had to walk away while DW finished it. I've seen the documentary (also wrenching to watch) but something about this recreation of the events made it sickening to watch.

I feel the same about the jogger, who seems to express no remorse whatsoever that these young boys were falsely jailed for years. Of course it's not her fault, but to not acknowledge this huge miscarriage of justice.....

That's incredibly unfair to the jogger. She was the victim of an absolutely horrendous crime. She was injured so badly she was in a coma for 12 days, and everyone thought she was going to die. She had no memory of the attack and never identified anyone as the perpetrator(s). The fact that other people decided to railroad these kids into a conviction is not her fault. She doesn't need to feel remorse. She didn't do anything wrong, and she has her own trauma to deal with. There was some evidence that more than one person attacked her, so it's not crazy that she thinks that. The fact that the guy who confessed was never tried, and then the case was settled, means she never got the kind of closure that you hope for from a prosecution.

+10000

Thank you for putting this so well
I’ve seen so many judgements about the victim. For God’s sake, don’t put any of this crap on her.

If she was sympathetic to the victims who were children sent to jail for a crime they didn’t commit then crap wouldn’t be put on her. If she was willing to advocate for their freedom and rights instead of saying they don’t deserve anything then maybe ppl would have more sympathy for her as a person. It absolutely sucks what happened to her but what happened to them sucks too.

+1

I don't see this as victim blaming at all. She was a victim of a horrendous crime and I am sure she wanted someone to be held accountable for the crime. However, her lack of compassion for 5 children wrongly accused and jailed really shows who she is as a person.

Children? Come on dude. Go back and look at the mug shots.

They were under the age of 16 with one being 16. How do you define your kids?