Danny was the only witness. When he was first writing his paper Danny stated that if he had testified Derek would have gotten life. I can see a lawyer saying that after Derek shot the man he fell forward and cracked his teeth and skull on the curb. Not saying how believable it is, but all a lawyer has to do is create doubt in the jury. There is a good possibility that a temporary insanity defense was used as well. Derek probably said he opened the door and then the look out turned and pulled his gun, then rage took over. Let us also not forget that the criminal justice system in the US is overloaded, and how much time would really be given to a couple of gang members who got themselves killed breaking into the wrong car. The movie does a great job in only developing the white characters and not the black characters. You understand why Derek and Danny went down the path that they did, but you have no idea why the gang members made the choices they did and because of it there is very little sympathy for them.
The movie was made in 1998 and not 2017. In 2017 the media would have been all over this to try and race bait people into going on to their website. More clicks means more ad revenue. In the end the only color that is important is green.
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