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Jul 28, 2017donkeyhote rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best films I ever saw. And it makes one think that the "beyond reasonable doubt" part of jury decision, why was it good up until now, until the Bill Cosby trial, but suddenly there were doubts about the reasonable doubt clause in the minds of some jury members, so a "mistrial" was declared, and Cosby even went so far with his infamy that he started a lecturing tour (maybe about the respect for women?) Now, this "reasonable doubt about reasonable doubt" trick was invented to save " America's Daddy" from infamy. And what about the "free" decision of the Jury? Well, some Jury members can be intimidated outside court, as it happened with witnesses after the JFK case. Some of the witnesses were killed, others intimidated and those people changed their statements or they fled and went to live in other parts of the country. Justice is rendered by people, and thus is vulnerable to dishonesty. Now, this film shows us an independent, free jury, and it's fascinating to see how human perception and judgment is playing a role in rendering a decision they make by their own conscience, assessing the evidence, using their common sense to see things "beyond reasonable doubt." Cosby had connections, and I knew in advance his cronies will find a raft for him to sail into safety. I just have reasonable doubts about the use of that "reasonable doubt" thing's sincerity, which was twisted out of context to declare "mistrial." This movie here is an excellent one about the decision-making by an honest, free jury.