The Central Park Five

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Michael C @Michael71 04/26/2021 Ken Burns has once again delivered an excellent documentary. It is very compelling from the beginning and never lets up. The fact that all five men agreed to be interviewed for the documentary helps a great deal. The viewer can certainly feel the pain of the five men who were wrongly convicted of the horrific attack on the Central Park Jogger as they tell their stories. What makes this case even more sad is that the prosecution in the case knew they did not have sufficient evidence to convict the five suspects of the crime so they decided to use brutal tactics to force confessions out of them. It is shocking beyond all belief. "The Central Park Five" also does a great job showing what is very wrong with our system of policing. It is stories like these that need to be told in order for things to change and "The Central Park Five" shows that change is desperately needed. This Peabody Award winning documentary is something that I feel everybody should see for a number of reasons. Though is has been more than three decades since this terrible crime, it is very important that it is not forgotten so the mistakes of the past will not be repeated. See more 10/07/2019 It was real and heart breaking to wat h. This story needs to be told and the movie captures it well! See more 06/06/2019 OMG!! SHOCKING!! Could not take my eyes off of it! Sad but true events!!! See more 11/26/2018 Stunning and shocking re how far the police will go to "solve" a high profile crime. Its very sad that the 5 had to fulfill the sentences which ranged from 6.5 - 13yrs, as the truth came out afterwards. They truly deserve a settlement from the city/police force. See more 10/25/2018 An outstanding documentary. The hatred, the corruption. unbearence of the people. non-importance of both lives -victim and so-called victims-. laws of jungle which happen everyday, Still not happy of the end of the case but nice realisation and efforts to contribute. See more 06/19/2018 Brutal. Sad. Frustrating. Irritating. Simple evidence was completely ignored all for a very racially-charged indictment and prosecution. There aren't enough Law & Order episodes to compare to something this repulsively true. While longer than I believe it needed to be, it's still very well constructed and told. See more Read all reviews

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