If anyone likes documentaries, you should watch "The Last Word Documentary".
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Well, I didn't know if anyone would like this type of thing. (If you have Netflix, it's on there too!) Here's a little thing about it.
[QUOTE]This documentary takes the "Innocent Man on Texas Death Row" tale to a dark corner feared by all - - proving that an innocent man has been executed by the State.
A clash between good and evil strikes up on the High Plains of Texas when Johnny Frank Garrett, a 17 year old retarded boy is arrested, convicted and ultimately executed for the Halloween night rape, mutilation and murder of Sister Tadea Benz.
The 76 year old nun was attacked while she slept in her room at the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo, Texas. Garrett claimed his innocence from the time of his arrest until his dying breath. Sixteen years after Garrett's execution new evidence rose up from the cold case grave of the Amarillo Police Department proving they executed the wrong man!
During interviews with key players, the case of Johnny Frank Garrett unfolds like a recipe for executing the innocent. A death penalty obsessed District Attorney and his lap-dog medical examiner, ladder climbing cops, bloodthirsty media, enraged and fearful jurors, incompetent defense lawyers, politicized judges, witch hunting religious zealots and an ironfisted Governor with national ambitions meld together as perfect ingredients for a plate of government sponsored murder.
In Garrett's final statement he professed his innocence one last time but did so in a voice driven by hate and vengeance. In his chilling conclusion Garrett promised those responsible for his murder that someday he would have the last word and they would pay for what they had done. For most of Garrett's enemies "someday" happened long ago.
Regardless of faith, for or against the death penalty, liberal or conservative "The Last Word" compels viewers to feel not only the collective pain our societal conscience suffers for executing the innocent but also the individual fear of not knowing what margins of error our judges, jurors and executioners will find acceptable tomorrow. [/QUOTE]
It's really, great to watch. You'll be satisfied in the end too. Though it actually is really sad, the end was really great.
Since I assume most people won't watch it, I'll just toss in the spoiler about the end here.
Pretty much, most of the people that were against him on his execution, pretty much just died, or family members died. In part of the letter he wrote before he died, he wrote about him cursing the people. Then, some of them committed suicide, and some others just died of some rare diseases too.
I personally think it's a great documentary.
I like documentaries, but I don't think this is one of those ones I'd prefer. Doesn't seem as interesting :v:
I tend to like history oriented documentaries better(ancient history that is), but maybe I'll give it a watch.
This looks pretty cool.
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