This documentary reminds me of one reason I am opposed to get rid of the death penalty. Many death penalty opponents say- why kill them why not just lock them up forever as they often do here in California. One of the answers is illustrated in this documentary- We see more and more people putting a sympathetic skew on the idea of solitary confinement and super-max type settings. which is what this show seemed to do.
It carefully shows us how these guys are in so much pain at the thought of being locked up, it shows multiple murderers tearfully recounting their time in prison or showing us how they now realize that their actions were stupid and that if they had just considered the potential future of time in prison things would have gone differently/better for them.
We hear from veterans who tell us how hard life has been for them yet we never hear about the brutal murders they carried out.
We hear from a young gangbanger how he was only 14 when he took a life and he gives us an emotional speech about being locked up forever. If you are not careful while watching this you can get sucked in by these people who aren't coming across as monsters and that is exactly what they are monsters.
Unless I missed it they never came out and said OMG this is horrible thing to do to people but they are far more sympathetic than they need to be with this type of person.
In short, this is a documentary from the same kind of person that is anti death penalty an who will tell us this type of sentencing is much better. and that may sound great until you realize these people are slowly trying to convince us that this too is inhumane.
And while this was not about administrative segregation or solitary confinement- Personally, I don't care if they are in solitary 23 hours a day and that they slowly lose their minds. Good, who cares?
If you are the type of person who doesn't care about the path of destruction these animals left behind. If you are the kind of person who for some bizarre reason feels like these condemned men deserve a better life than you'll love this program. You see a sympathetic portrayal of people who have taken a loved one away from their family, they have killed someone who will leave a massive hole in the lives of those who cared about them.
You won't hear the there side of the story. You won't hear how in the grand scheme of things these guys have it pretty good. Ask a young teenage girl if she'd rather be kidnapped, brutally raped and tortured before being murdered if she would choose that or choose being locked up in a relatively safe and comfortable environment. Ask the parents of that girl which route they'd choose. I bet not 1 of them chooses death over a chill life in prison getting education, food, TVs, housing etc.
So yeah death penalty is a tough topic- the only reservation I have about it is that we don't seem to always have a just system. But I sure don't have any sympathy for these animals who wreck lives of others. I gave this a 3 out of 10 on the merits of editing and direction etc. Technically not a bad film but in content I found it grossly offensive. Just another far left leaning propaganda flick.
It carefully shows us how these guys are in so much pain at the thought of being locked up, it shows multiple murderers tearfully recounting their time in prison or showing us how they now realize that their actions were stupid and that if they had just considered the potential future of time in prison things would have gone differently/better for them.
We hear from veterans who tell us how hard life has been for them yet we never hear about the brutal murders they carried out.
We hear from a young gangbanger how he was only 14 when he took a life and he gives us an emotional speech about being locked up forever. If you are not careful while watching this you can get sucked in by these people who aren't coming across as monsters and that is exactly what they are monsters.
Unless I missed it they never came out and said OMG this is horrible thing to do to people but they are far more sympathetic than they need to be with this type of person.
In short, this is a documentary from the same kind of person that is anti death penalty an who will tell us this type of sentencing is much better. and that may sound great until you realize these people are slowly trying to convince us that this too is inhumane.
And while this was not about administrative segregation or solitary confinement- Personally, I don't care if they are in solitary 23 hours a day and that they slowly lose their minds. Good, who cares?
If you are the type of person who doesn't care about the path of destruction these animals left behind. If you are the kind of person who for some bizarre reason feels like these condemned men deserve a better life than you'll love this program. You see a sympathetic portrayal of people who have taken a loved one away from their family, they have killed someone who will leave a massive hole in the lives of those who cared about them.
You won't hear the there side of the story. You won't hear how in the grand scheme of things these guys have it pretty good. Ask a young teenage girl if she'd rather be kidnapped, brutally raped and tortured before being murdered if she would choose that or choose being locked up in a relatively safe and comfortable environment. Ask the parents of that girl which route they'd choose. I bet not 1 of them chooses death over a chill life in prison getting education, food, TVs, housing etc.
So yeah death penalty is a tough topic- the only reservation I have about it is that we don't seem to always have a just system. But I sure don't have any sympathy for these animals who wreck lives of others. I gave this a 3 out of 10 on the merits of editing and direction etc. Technically not a bad film but in content I found it grossly offensive. Just another far left leaning propaganda flick.
