MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING (2001)
RATING-NR but probably PG
AWARDS-ACADEMY AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY
THEME-IS THERE LIBERTY & JUSTICE FOR ALL?
STORY-This is amazing story of 15 year old Brenton Butler of Jacksonville, FL who was wrongfully accused of murder. On a Sunday morning, an elderly white couple were returning to their motel room after breakfast. They were confronted by an armed robber. Something went wrong, the thief panicked and shot and killed the woman. As the police set up a man hunt in the area, Brenton happened to be walking in the area. The police picked him up, believing he matched the description of the killer (he didn't come close) and the husband identified him in a lineup. This began the worst nightmare any citizen could experience. Not only were the police incompetent, they were prejudiced and anxious to get 'their killer'. While, this is certainly not the norm for all police work, this is a MUST WATCH to see how our system can and does work for some people. The public defender assigned to this case is amazing. What an example of what a public servant should be and can be. Watch this along with DEADLINE, a documentary of those mistakenly living on death row. One reviewer commented that this should be required viewing at every police academy. I would agree. MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING is easily one of the best documentaries I've ever watched. Lu G. for Lu's Reviews. 9/12/2007
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Of all the movie tv shows documentaries I have never seen Sunday Morning is the best. It made me cry get mad as hell and think. It could have been my son or my brother sons that live in Florida. Why aren't those officer are NOT in prison? Why isn't every American mad as hell. Maybe if it was a dog everybody would be mad as hell. But it happen to a black person.
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