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Compromised justice
Flo 2022-04-13 08:01:01
"West Memphis" is a documentary about the murder of three boys in Memphis, Arkansas, USA in 1993. As far as the film itself is concerned, the production level of this film is quite high. It shows the height of the American society under the rule of law. For the innocent three suspects, the 147-minute film time obviously cannot outline the pain of their 18-year prison life after losing their freedom. Moreover, the real culprit has not been brought to justice so far. Suspects, this result is just a compromise and compromise, even if they exchanged the freedom that should belong to them at this price; I am very emotional about the spontaneous and unremitting pursuit of justice and truth by civilians in the context of the American legal concept. On the other hand, in China, the social atmosphere of "everyone sweeps the door and does not care about the frost of others" is really a world of reality gap.
Extended Reading
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Damien Wayne Echols: [quoting Stephen King] "All right I think we've been down here in the dark long enough. There's a whole other world upstairs. Take my hand, Constant Reader, and I'll be happy to lead you back into the sunshine. I'm happy to go there because I believe most people are essentially good. I know that I am. It's you I'm not entirely sure of."
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Henry Rollins: [when asked why he was drawn to the West Memphis 3 case] Damien liked to hang out alone and wrote in his journals that he was depressed. Hello! He liked to listen to weird music. Check. He was a wise-ass in the face of law enforcement. I mean, are you kidding? It could have been me. Could have been me.