Very moving but too much filler


I just watched this film and thought it was very powerful and showed how there can be injustice in our criminal justice system, especially when the DA was allowed to repeatedly make the reference to "This is what gays do," when they stated that apparently they were not allowed to use their sexuality as part of the trial. I don't know for sure because they didn't show much footage of the trial but why wouldn't their attorney object each and every time the DA pulled this off limits tactic? They certainly didn't mention that he did. They mentioned he told them they were going to lose but that he'd fight for them. That's a frustrating point of contention for me. My only real negative reaction to this film is that their was so much filler as I noted in my subject line. By that I mean there are 15-20-the second stretches in the film where they just show landscapes, driving in a car or vehicle of some sort with music playing. They seemed endless at some points and I really wish they'd have filled that time with more character interview questions of the girls, their family members and other witnesses and acquaintances. Overall, I think this documentary was very impactful and I wish that all of us who haven't experienced injustice within our criminal justice system should watch it so they can have their eyes opened. It's incredibly sad that these women were put through these horrific consequences.

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They probably had court-appointed lawyers and court-appointed lawyers are usually $h!tty.

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