It is impossible to not discuss human error in this and the way truth can be shaped by those around you. When I hear a story from a friend I just automatically assume that it is the truth because I would feel like their would be no reason for them to lie, but when it comes to the courtroom there is an opposition and the jury has to figure out who is the "trusted friend." And it just gets messed up sometimes.
In Herzog's article he discusses the ocean and the horizon and how it is a truth that we just simply cannot "view," but that does not make it any less true. And in the same token Plato's allegory kind of says the same thing. The shadows are the only thing they could view and so it became their reality–their truth. The thing to learn is that what seems as reality is not always the truth. I believe the way the case was set up in this film is that those looking for "justice" were not looking for the truth at all. But instead they were looking for a quick fix to give a certain reality to their community. They wanted to construct that the reality was the murderer was locked up for good, and that the citizens should rest well at night.
It is impossible to argue that this 1998 film does not directly correlate with what is going on now with the police force. People are having the hardest time identifying truths, and all sides tend to use what it is presented on media outlets just as they were from trusted friends. It is important for us as a nation to seek the truth and not just what we see with our eyes. If we seek the truth, there is no doubt in my mind that this major hovering problem can be bettered and improved. Like they say, "the truth it'll set you free."
McKenzie,
ReplyDeleteI find your blog very interesting. I like how you connected the documentary with what is going on in regards to police officers shooting innocent and unarmed men. I also think the nation as a whole needs to uncover what is really happening and why innocent people are being shot by the very people that are set to protect us. In the film, the Police Department and judge were so fixated in giving Adams the death penalty without even considering Harris as the killer. This resembles our current justice system because innocent people are being sentenced for things they did not do; while police officers are being released after they shoot a human being. There is something wrong to this picture. Do you think the U.S. will ever have a just justice system?