about sexual assault

Eveline 2022-04-19 09:01:09

When we were kids, we didn't realize the consequences of that kind of behavior, we just thought it felt weird. When we grow up, the haze can't go away when we realize it later, and there is even "a lot of pressure" that makes us keep silent...

Some of the perpetrators denied it, and some did not try to hide it, but made a "very strange and reasonable statement."

And bystanders watch the fire from the other side, turning a deaf ear...

There is an idealized line in the movie, "Many times we are wandering on the edge of darkness. Once the light comes, sinners will be punished..." But in the end, only a few were voiced. Among the evil deeds that have not been revealed, Some are even being nourished continuously.

The fuse that brings gaps between "sexual assault" and "pedophile" is precisely the lack of awareness of sex education and sexual prevention. But we must understand that this kind of incident is never just a struggle between the perpetrator and the victim, this is a serious situation for everyone to face and correct, so sex education must be taken seriously by everyone.

At the same time, it is necessary to provide timely physical and mental examination and treatment to the victims. I look forward to the country actively improving the regulations and systems for sexual assault, effectively protecting the victims, and severely punishing the perpetrators. , strive to change the status quo.

I hope that the filthy beasts can be sent to hell by the perhaps overdue justice...

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Extended Reading
  • Conrad 2022-03-22 09:01:07

    The script is excellent. The rest is too neat and tight photography does not create a sense of documentary, on the contrary, it makes people feel like a series.

  • Jade 2021-10-20 19:00:58

    The whole movie is like an excellent news report itself, stating the ins and outs, introducing characters, searching for evidence, and solving difficulties. Calm and organized, it is said that the real reporter's office and living environment are restored very appropriately (no one yells in the office...). Of course, in order to maintain this tone, the story of the news itself is weakened, and the character of the reporter itself cannot be deeply shaped.

Spotlight quotes

  • Walter 'Robby' Robinson: You know thirteen priests in Boston who have molested children?

    Phil Saviano: Yeah! Why do you keep repeating everything I say?

    Walter 'Robby' Robinson: [quieter than before] I just like to clarify things.

    Phil Saviano: Maybe you should have clarified it five years ago when I sent you all of this stuff! It's all... right here!

    [silence, Phil composes himself]

    Phil Saviano: May I use your bathroom?

    [pause]

    Matt Carroll: Yeah, sure, Phil.

  • Mitchell Garabedian: Three years ago I get a call from an ex-priest, Anthony Benzovich. He was at Blessed Sacrament back in '62, and he saw Geoghan...

    [waits for two cops to pass by, then continues]

    Mitchell Garabedian: ... taking little boys up to the rectory bedroom. So he's appalled, all right? And tells the bishop about it. The bishop threatens to re-assign him... to South America.

    Mike Rezendes: Jesus.

    Mike Rezendes: Yeah. So, fast forward thirty-five years. Benzovich reads that Geoghan has been charged with molesting hundreds of kids. So, he feels guilty. He calls me.

    Mike Rezendes: So, you have testimony of a priest telling his superiors about Geoghan in '62?

    Mitchell Garabedian: [shakes his head] No, I do not. Because when I call Benzovich in to give a disposition, he comes in with a lawyer.

    Mike Rezendes: Wilson Rogers!

    Mitchell Garabedian: Right. And suddenly, Father Benzovich has a very foggy memory. Can't remember anything. He's useless. So, I go back to work, I forget about it, whatever. Until about a year ago, I find an article about a priest who warned church officials about Geoghan.

    Mike Rezendes: Benzovich went to the press?

    Mitchell Garabedian: Yeah. Local paper, Patriot-Ledger. Nobody saw it. But now I got Benzovich on record. So, I file a motion to depose Benzovich a second time. And Wilson Rogers, that smug son of a bitch, files a motion opposing my motion. And that's when I have him.

    Mike Rezendes: Have him how?

    Mitchell Garabedian: Rogers opposes my motion, so I have to make an argument as to why I'm allowed to depose Father Benzovich a second time. Okay? But this time, I'm allowed to attach exhibits. You follow what I'm saying?

    Mike Rezendes: The sealed documents?

    Mitchell Garabedian: Yes! I can attach the sealed documents that I've gotten in discovery, Mr. Rezendes, the same documents your paper is currently suing for.

    Mike Rezendes: You're shitting me!

    Mitchell Garabedian: What? No, no, I'm not shitting you! So, I pull out the fourteen most damning docs, and I attach them to my motion. And they prove everything. Everything! About the church, about the bishops, about Law...

    Mike Rezendes: And it's all public! Because your motion to oppose Rogers' motion...

    Mitchell Garabedian: ...is public, yeah. Exactly. Now you're paying attention.

    Mike Rezendes: So, I can just walk into that courtroom right now and get those documents?

    Mitchell Garabedian: No, you cannot. Because the documents are not there.

    Mike Rezendes: But you just said they're public.

    Mitchell Garabedian: I know I did. But this is Boston. And the church does not want them to be found. So, they are not there.