I am afraid that many people will be very envious of how the US legal system is perfected when talking about the "Simpson Wife Murder Case", but "Simpson: Made in America" This documentary provides another more thought-provoking perspective: from the retaliatory sentence of innocence to the retaliatory sentence of felony, after watching this 7-and-a-half-hour documentary, you will understand the true meaning of American manufacturing. . Simpson was a chess piece in the overall situation of that special era. Standing in the palm of fate, he could not help but advance and retreat. He was not a symbol of the so-called black movement. The blooming and fruiting of the whole event was both inevitable and accidental.
I don’t watch many documentaries. I don’t know what the narrative methods of other documentaries are. Anyway, as far as this documentary is concerned, I think the director is still very careful. The small and the big one merged with each other. The precious video materials of the year kept flashing back: newspapers, periodicals, TV news, interviews with people and other materials formed a dense group of information to bombard the audience in turn, and we were able to gradually spy the piece hidden in the sea in the detailed evidence. iceberg.
The story is divided into two main lines to unfold in depth. One main line is the history of Simpson's growth: because of his outstanding athletic talent and his own diligence, he entered the professional league from the college rugby league all the way. Although the sports career has a little ups and downs in the middle, the overall smooth flow has made him a household name. The admired "God of Rugby". It is precisely because of the status of rugby in the United States that Simpson was able to break away from the "black class" and receive a good education. His thinking mode and behavior were "albinized", and he did not care about the cause of black people, and deliberately ignored or even forgotten. One's own "identity." It is precisely this way that he can integrate into the white society without any burden. He is exquisite and recognized by celebrities. As long as Simpson is present, the first instinct of white people is: oh he is Simpson, not oh he is black. The duration of the five episodes completely broke my stereotype of Simpson's former nouveau riche in football. A complex image with sensitive heart, high EQ, longing for fame and fortune, and good at camouflage has been analyzed in front of us bit by bit.
The other main line of the story is the special background of the time in Los Angeles. From the 1960s to the 1980s, racial discrimination in Los Angeles was very serious. The police distinguished law enforcement and abuse of power. They showed the image of a true and public servant to white people, and their attitude was friendly and kind; they cursed two and beat three against blacks. There was no warmth at all in the arrest. In the rough enforcement of the law again and again, the anger of the black group continued to accumulate. At that time, there were signs of a high degree of tearing in the society, and group incidents of black riots would occur intermittently. Faced with such a situation, the Los Angeles Police Department did not learn from it, but used violence to control violence and forcibly suppressed the valve of the pressure cooker. When looking at these shocking video materials, I was curious at first why the Simpson case would go back twenty or thirty years to introduce these. When I read it on, I figured it out.
After sufficient preparation, the key play is the trial process of the Simpson case. It has to be said that the heavily hired lawyer team is really worth the money. They have a clear division of labor and are aggressive in their actions. In the case of strong evidence, they throw out racial discrimination cards and use the procedural omissions of the police to effectively divert the main contradiction. , A legal trial that was supposed to try Simpson just turned into a moral trial for police officers with a history of racial discrimination. Even more deadly, the prosecutor’s lawyers even made a completely avoidable mistake by directly beating Wang Bang into a one-on-three... After 267 days of trial, about 133 witnesses appeared in court to testify, more than 45,000. Pages of the trial records, this century trial finally ushered in the final conclusion. After the verdict came out, the black group cried with joy and raised their arms, while the white group hid their faces and wept in consternation. Is it just because of the Simpson case that the so-called "fair" trial was obtained? Not at all.
Before the verdict came out, undercurrents surged throughout Los Angeles. According to a public opinion survey: At that time, 77% of whites believed Simpson was guilty, while 72% of blacks believed Simpson was not guilty. The racial antagonism in society has reached a staggering level. Thousands of blacks gathered near the courthouse that day. It is foreseeable that if Simpson is convicted that day, it will be the last straw to crush Los Angeles. Large-scale riots). There are 9 blacks out of the 12 jurors (one of them was a member of the extreme black movement organization), such a "blackened" jury, how can you expect them to make a fair verdict? They use their power to satisfy the growing vengeance of black groups. Whether it is jurors or black people, they may have preconceived their emotions in the lawyer's inflammatory speech. The Simpson case is precisely a black group challenging white people. The opportunity of authority is the best means of revenge to vent anger by legal means.
After being acquitted for more than a decade, Simpson committed kidnapping and armed robbery and was sentenced to 33 years for “retaliation”. This time, there was no black jury on his side and no high-priced lawyers to defend him. ...Simpson's legendary life came to an end.
The Simpson case is a judicial case with American characteristics, but its reflection on ethnic conflicts is of universal significance. Although China does not have the challenges of ethnic diversity like the United States, conflicts such as class conflicts, police-civilian conflicts, etc. are also tearing apart Chinese society at all times. This requires not only the wisdom of the temple to explore and resolve, but also our own. Reasonable restraint. If all kinds of contradictions continue to accumulate and nowhere to be resolved, maybe the next "Simpson" will be made by us.
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