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Karma Police · 05-31-2019, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fly me to the moon (View Post)

I will watch it tomorrow.. Hopefully that it will be good one..

People on my Twitter feed are loving it and I've also seen great reviews.

**fly me to the moon** · 06-01-2019, 09:49 AM

^ I have see that too plus it been trending all day.. So I will watch it tonight..

I notice that it only have 4 episodes..

Karma Police · 06-01-2019, 12:01 PM

Yeah, it's a mini-series. I'm going to start today too.

**fly me to the moon** · 06-02-2019, 10:44 AM

I watch the first episode and my lord, I was so angry and everything even tho I couldn't watch second episode since I decide to watch each day..

Plus I recognized the area including that I didn't know that they film my home area!!!!

Karma Police · 06-02-2019, 11:46 AM

I watched 2,5 episodes last night. I was so angry, especially whenever Linda Fairstein was on screen, the lead attorney for the prosecution, Elizabeth Lederer, wasn't much better.

The boys were so scared, they said anything the police wanted to know because they believed them they'd go home, I cannot believe the cops and prosecution got away with this considering no DNA found at the scene matched any of them.

**fly me to the moon** · 06-03-2019, 08:19 AM

I just finish series last night and damn, Korey's episode got me the most since he got it worst than anyone else since he was put as adult to go to jail.. Plus those detectives and whoever involve, I hope that they got fired or know their name.. ugh..

Also, can I say, I don't like Raymond's stepmom and his father since he never stand up for his own son.. Ugh..

Karma Police · 06-03-2019, 12:59 PM

I'm emotionally preparing myself to finish the show. I'll probably watch the rest tomorrow.

I heard Korey's episode is the toughest.

I think Raymond's father just didn't know how to handle the situation, neither did Tron's. It was too much for them. My heart broke for Raymond's grandma, she must have felt so guilty that she left her grandson alone with the police officers.

**fly me to the moon** · 06-04-2019, 06:36 AM

Yeah, Korey's episode was really tough to watch, but damn..

Actually, it seems that Raymond's grandmother who did all the things more than his own father since the mother is out of the pic.. But yeah, his grandmother mention about how she can stand up and all that if she knew how to speak English.. But ugh.. I hate how they stole their childhood/teenager hood like that..

Karma Police · 06-04-2019, 10:27 AM

Yeah. nothing can ever compensate what they've been through. They ruined their childhoods, traumatized and put them through hell. Kevin Richardson was only 14 when they arrested them.

There's a great article on The New York Times from a few days ago and Richardson said this

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PTSD is real and I go through that. People might think on the outside looking in that I’m doing swell because we got the settlement. That doesn’t erase the time that I did. We always say we have invisible scars nobody sees. And no matter how you cover it, the scab will keep coming off.

The Central Park Five: ‘We Were Just Baby Boys’

In it the real Raymond also talks about his father.

**fly me to the moon** · 06-05-2019, 09:25 AM

I know since I think that both of them were 14 years old since I look up on the innocent project site, but damn..

I agree about PTSD since I dunno why some act like it wasn't that big deal and they need to get over w/ it..

Ahh, thanks.. It sound like it was his grandmother who practically raised him more than his father even tho they have good relationship, but still not the same..

Karma Police · 06-05-2019, 09:40 AM

Yeah, both Kevin and Raymond were 14.

Yeah, some people seem to think all pain and trauma has been erased because their verdict was overturned. It doesn't work like that.

It does and the step-mom wasn't supportive either quite the contrary.

destroyer of worlds · 06-05-2019, 10:04 AM

I've finished two episodes and the episodes have brought out such conflicting emotions, both so much anger/frustration and also sadness for these boys. They were thoroughly robbed of so many years of their lives, had their family lives shattered just because a ruthless/heartless bunch of lawmakers were racist, had their own political agendas and didn't give a damn about them.

Karma Police · 06-05-2019, 10:24 AM

Yeah and the most frustrating thing is that we know this injustice is still happening today.

**fly me to the moon** · 06-05-2019, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by destroyer of worlds (View Post)

I've finished two episodes and the episodes have brought out such conflicting emotions, both so much anger/frustration and also sadness for these boys. They were thoroughly robbed of so many years of their lives, had their family lives shattered just because a ruthless/heartless bunch of lawmakers were racist, had their own political agendas and didn't give a damn about them.

I agree.. And now, several news mentions about others who involved in and stuff from the show.. It just crazy on how they get away like that..

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-06-2019, 06:50 PM

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