S1E11 Out Of The Half Light Mixed False Sexual Assault Allegations With Racist Elements
— False rape accusation, including confused memory and deliberate slander, is only a drop in the bucket in sexual assault cases, but the media and public opinion have reacted strongly to it, and the most direct impact is to make people accustomed to sexual assault cases. Victims / accusers are skeptical.
- The strong intervention of a politician (Member Eaton) allowed the case to be quickly disseminated. The Mr. Civil Right claimed to ensure that the voice of African Americans would not be suppressed by the white-old-boy power structure and refused to cooperate with the police investigation, and stated to the prosecution: the truth is not important, it is important to realize your political agenda in small matters.
— Negative vs Positive Peace
— When the so-called victim incites public opinion but has no evidence, and at the same time does not cooperate with the truth investigation, the burden of proof is pushed to the prosecution side, which is equivalent to dragging the judicial system to the dock (on trial) .
— After Eaton's emotional contempt submission, Stone said that, for better or worse, this is our only viable justice system, and circumventing it, no matter how noble the intended purpose, is perverse (can't be justified).
— Stone believes that the congressman considered himself a spokesperson of the Black community, like a contemporary Horatio Alger who raised his arms and chanted "go militant, young man!"
— African-American residents generally move within NYCHAs.
— Parler officers in charge of juvenile offenders in African-American communities often know more about juveniles’ whereabouts than relatives and friends; government-funded drug rehabilitation programs are hard to come by.
— In the United States in the 1990s, if women did not report being sexually assaulted or had no apparent trauma, it was easy for hospitals and police to ignore the possibility of being sexually assaulted, even if they were delirious or traumatized. The use of a rape kit was not a standardized procedure in injury cases at the time.
— Religious content in this episode: Catholic anti-abortion doctrine, influence of priests (religious leaders) in the community, remodeling of places of worship under the Sanctuary Law.
— This episode is adapted from the 1987 Tawana Brawley false accusation case. The prototype of Congressman Eaton is Al Sharpton. This case is also one of Sharpton's dark histories.
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A conversation between Ronald Eaton and Paul Robinette at the end:
"You look me in the eye and you tell me this system is just. This system is equal."
"At times the system stinks, Eaton. I know that as well as you do. But don't for one damn minute tell me that your self-aggrandizing polarization is going to solve the problem. Don't tell me that tearing down a 200-year old justice system, no matter how flawed, is going to alter the consciousness of a society. Now, we're past the separate drinking-fountain stage. We're past legal discrimination. We're at the hearts and minds stage. And believe me, there's no quick fix."
"Another zombified soul casts his vote for order rather than justice. Negative peace over positive peace."
"Paraphrazing Martin Luther King's thoughts won't lend credence to yours. King walked with the angels...you'd slide in slime on your belly to get what you want."
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