Crime After Crime

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1h 35min

7.7/10

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The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 20 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woma... Read allThe story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 20 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfrie... Read allThe story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 20 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered he... Read all

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The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 20 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case -- and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice.

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- Horribly abused...Wrongfully imprisoned...One signature away from freedom.
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It was a very interesting and enjoyable documentary. I did my own research like I do with every documentary I watch. And I do very much believe she was abused which is awful and very messed up.At the same time though, I read plenty about the people she hung out with and aquatinted herself with. And it wasn't just her, her mother as well. They would spend there time, with very dangerous criminals, drug dealers, and gang members.If you choose to hang out with and put yourself around people like that, you can't later on complain about the consequences of the events that occur. I grew up in a poor area, I've been in the same neighborhood as large groups of criminals and like any normal individual chose to not associate myself with them. They would ask me to hang out or try to strike up conversation. I always politely declined or on occasion just completely ignored them. They eventually got the hint. And I reaped the benefits of doing that later in life.

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