In-depth examination of the dark side of an American justice system where women who report sexual assault are instead charged with perjury and jailed for it. Investigative journalist Rae de Leon has discovered a startling pattern in rape cases in the United States. Namely, that women who have reported a sexual assault are suspected of lying by the police. First they are accused of making up their allegations, later they are prosecuted for giving false testimony and sometimes they end up serving prison sentences. ‘VictimSuspect’ shows how the roles are reversed so the perpetrators are declared innocent while the victims sometimes end up behind bars and other times end their lives. Rae de Leon gets first-hand accounts from the women and interviews legal experts as she delves into police methods, interrogation techniques and preliminary investigations, and the outcome reveals a corrupt system. Nancy Schwartzman charts a law enforcement agency that confuses victims and suspects and is relevant far beyond America’s borders. It is a powerful testimony to systemic failure, police handling of cases and a determined journalist’s attempt to change it. 源自:httpscphdox.dkfilmvictimsuspect
一个受害人说调查记者做了警察该做的工作。
what does it take to have justice? the answer is a lot.
有多少种类的案子能像性侵案这么神奇,被审问的是被害人,有些甚至可以不对被告做任何审问,就怀疑受害人诬告的。
原来“解决提出问题的人”是全球通用手法,不过还好某些地方还有调查记者。题材很好,但片子拍得太一般。
Important topic... but the on-camera reporter is so awkward... impossible.