Last night I saw The Central Park Five. NYC in the 1980s was very violent and dirty. I was moved emotionally by the documentary. It is very sad these boys were convicted of rape and had to spend many years in prison until someone else finally confessed to the crime. It is also terrible the way the police acted to get the confessions on the night of the crime. It reminded me of the way police do things in China. Justice is not the highest priority of Chinese police — they want to finish the case quickly, and I guess NYC police are similar. Were the boys totally innocent? A gang of 25 teenagers who go into Central Park at night is probably going to do some bad things. I believe the 5 boys are innocent of rape but perhaps they did participate in the assault on the homeless man, or the man riding a bike, or the other jogger — the boys said they only watched the violence but who knows, maybe they don’t want to admit they did more than watch.
Mari
Mari,
I really enjoyed your comparison between how the authorities handled this case and how the Chinese government would have handled it. It does prove that this case was unjustly handled. Glad you enjoyed the movie, and I enjoyed your posts.
Megan