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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can understand how this might be traumatizing to watch for Black/POC but it should be mandatory viewing for white people. I am a teacher and this plays out on a smaller scale in schools all the time- Black students are disciplined more often and more severely than their white peers. There  is data backing this up. As teachers, it is so important we buck systems that criminalize black youth, address our own biases, and know how to help keep these kids safe. They face down a system designed to do this to them. It’s real.

It is absolutely heartbreaking to watch, but beautifully told and rendered. If you refuse to watch because it’s hard/not your problem/boring, you are part of the problem. Choosing to be ignorant harms people. [/quote]

Mandatory viewing for white people? WTF

False confessions and mis-identification by eyewitnesses are issues that impact every demographic, not just black people. This stuff happens far too often, but viewing one demographic as the victim has little to do with reality.[/quote]

[b]It’s not about the false confession[/b], dingbat. It’s about how they were targeted in the first place, labeled guilty and then the system worked to ensure they would be found guilty despite all evidence. It’s about the lack of agency and humanity they were given, how their lives were purposely stolen for political purposes. It’s the system that eats kids like them. Your comment only highlights how much YOU need to watch and learn. [/quote]

Obviously you aren't familiar with the case. You bought into what the films producers were selling.... "kids like them"[/quote]

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