I'm about 3/4 done with the movie, and I'm not sure I can go much further. From the idiotic defense lawyer to the homophobic teacher to the psychologist arguing that Larry "bullied" Brandon by asking him out.... I just cannot believe the amount of ignorance and stupidity surrounding this case. Am I the only one who was appalled by all of this?
shareI've just logged on here to say exactly the same thing!! How people, in this day and age, can be so openly an unashamedly ignorant is mind blowing!!!!
shareI can't take it anymore - this people are discusting..
especially that older teacher lady.
I'm about 3/4 done with the movie, and I'm not sure I can go much further. From the idiotic defense lawyer to the homophobic teacher to the psychologist arguing that Larry "bullied" Brandon by asking him out.... I just cannot believe the amount of ignorance and stupidity surrounding this case. Am I the only one who was appalled by all of this?
I agree totally. The jurors talking in the kitchen disgusted me.
shareI'm about 3/4 done with the movie, and I'm not sure I can go much further. From the idiotic defense lawyer to the homophobic teacher to the psychologist arguing that Larry "bullied" Brandon by asking him out.... I just cannot believe the amount of ignorance and stupidity surrounding this case. Am I the only one who was appalled by all of this?
The teachers, the brother the jurors and anyone who questioned Larry's sexuality as a motive should be in prison. The level of stupidity is incredible.
i thought this was america? huh isnt this america, im sorry i thought this was america
Not really suprised anymore, as seeing who is voted to be your next president
shareNo, you aren't the only one.
I would apologize, but would then have to apologize for the sarcastic tone of my apology.
Appalled and disgusted. Mortified by some of the comments around here, too, suggesting that a kid asking another kid out is somehow sexual harassment and so humiliating that it justifies murder. WTF, talk about heterosexual privilege. When I was in Junior High I snuck up on the boy I liked and kissed him in front of everyone, even though I knew he already had a girlfriend. Kids don't know how to manage their emotions and sexual feelings during puberty, sorry. (and some never learn) But a heterosexual kid who does that kind of thing is just annoying. Maybe she gets teased by her classmates like I did. But a gay or trans youth who does the same kind of thing? shot in the back of the head...and then everyone starts screaming that he was sexually harassing his crush so he deserved to die.
So many of the adults in this documentary really made my skin crawl. I get why Brandon's family is defending him, they had their issues and also had a relationship with Brandon. But the teachers? The attorneys?? The pathetic jurors???
You may be forgetting that Brandon was barely 14, a really awkward age. No, nothing JUSTIFIES his act, but there are things in his life that help EXPLAIN it. Should he really be treated as a rational adult? I don't think so. He's a juvenile, and that is what the juvenile justice system is for: JUVENILES. Not certain types of crime, but the juveniles who commit them.
shareYeah, I'm less reacting to what Brandon did than i am to the people who claim that his victim deserved what happened to him because he made his attraction known. Teenaged attraction is hard to navigate, and acting on it (even in a way that makes the object of your attraction feel embarrassed) doesn't mean you deserve to be assaulted or murdered.
And yes, I'm not sure that Brandon deserved to be tried in the adult justice system. He was a juvenile when the murder occurred. He seemed quite naive and immature, even for his age, and even though his crime was horrific, his age might have caused him to be more impulsive and less thoughtful about the impact of his actions. I'm not sure how I would feel if he was released after just 3 years because he was no longer a juvenile, but I do feel that the juvenile justice system is far more focused on treatment and rehabilitation, while the adult justice system is far more focused on punishment and keeping so-called dangerous people out of contact with the general population. People rarely come out of adult prison better adjusted. So when someone is young at the time of their crime, generally speaking I think society as a whole will be far better off it they go into the juvenile justice system, since they will very likely eventually return to society. So we'd better do what we can to get them ready for that.