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American Violet
Hit & Run —
... that of those charged, "I don't doubt one minute their guilt in dealing drugs.'' Paschall is still district attorney, and he's not particularly happy about the movie. He told the Dallas Morning News, "The only way I'd watch it, I'd have to be handcuffed, tied to a chair and you'd have to tape my eyes open." ...
American Violet
The Agitator —
... that of those charged, "I don’t doubt one minute their guilt in dealing drugs.” Paschall is still district attorney, and he’s not particularly happy about the movie. He told the Dallas Morning News, "The only way I’d watch it, I’d have to be handcuffed, tied to a chair and you’d have to tape my eyes open." ...
Open Thread
HorsesAss.Org —
... The movie is based upon a real life drug task force sweep in Hearne, Texas. In the review, Reed seems stunned that what he was watching in the film is a true story. I’m not sure the average American is aware of the extent of corruption that happened in towns like Hearne and Tulia (which also has ...
American Violet Reviews
The Agitator —
... The negative reviews seem to focus on the film’s heavy-handed plot and lack of character development, which without having seen the film, I’d have to say is not entirely fair. There’s not much the filmmakers could do with the plot while still staying true to Kelly’s story. And sometimes, bad people don’t change, even after enduring an experience that ought to change them. ...
Filling the Prisons
HorsesAss.Org —
... the true extent of injustice and corruption that the drug war has unleashed on innocent people. You can read about it in the newspaper all the time.
In Ohio, we saw a DEA agent indicted for helping frame 17 innocent people. In Atlanta, we saw police plant drugs in the home of an innocent 88-year-old woman after shooting her to death. In Tulia, TX we saw a rogue narcotics officer frame and arrest most of the black people in town. In Hearne, TX we saw the same damn thing. And across the country, we’ve seen dozens of innocent people who ...
