It is horrendous what happened to Brittany Smith but that's not what I'm writing about here. The Author of this film has taken full advantage of this girl to send what I believe are some false narratives that were unlikely related to her convictions.
What I find troubling is the argument that Women are not represented fairly for the "stand your ground" cases and that it almost always favors the Men. Growing up and till this day, I have heard Police officers advise that if an intruder comes in your home, give the gun to the Women because she would stand a better case in court when trying to declare a self defense position.
The other troubling part of this film is the Author is trying to propose different scenarios where she lied to others in the heat of the moment and that it is justified to Lie under stressful situations and if it served the better outcome, then that is ok. It comes down to "is it ok to Lie". Answer, No, it often does not work in your favor to Lie for any reason. I am not crazy about the Justice system in general but you don't have any credibility when you repetitiously not tell the truth because there are underlying circumstances that would not favor your current situation.
The Author clearly has a motive here and used this situation to create a Documentary that would resonate with a large audience. I believe it fell flat here as it was a one sided story. Again this wasn't a story about an innocent Woman who was raped, beaten and proper Justice not served. It was a story depicting that All women are treated unfairly and that telling a Lie is justified if it's an means to an end.
My heart goes out to Brittany and she reminds me of a very close family member who I watched for many years make poor decisions that put her in bad situations. The men in her life done her wrong but her patterns and drug addiction put her in those situations. It eventually took her life and Brittany is lucky to be alive today. Hopefully she will make better decisions going forward and surround herself with people who aren't drug addicts and abusers.
What I find troubling is the argument that Women are not represented fairly for the "stand your ground" cases and that it almost always favors the Men. Growing up and till this day, I have heard Police officers advise that if an intruder comes in your home, give the gun to the Women because she would stand a better case in court when trying to declare a self defense position.
The other troubling part of this film is the Author is trying to propose different scenarios where she lied to others in the heat of the moment and that it is justified to Lie under stressful situations and if it served the better outcome, then that is ok. It comes down to "is it ok to Lie". Answer, No, it often does not work in your favor to Lie for any reason. I am not crazy about the Justice system in general but you don't have any credibility when you repetitiously not tell the truth because there are underlying circumstances that would not favor your current situation.
The Author clearly has a motive here and used this situation to create a Documentary that would resonate with a large audience. I believe it fell flat here as it was a one sided story. Again this wasn't a story about an innocent Woman who was raped, beaten and proper Justice not served. It was a story depicting that All women are treated unfairly and that telling a Lie is justified if it's an means to an end.
My heart goes out to Brittany and she reminds me of a very close family member who I watched for many years make poor decisions that put her in bad situations. The men in her life done her wrong but her patterns and drug addiction put her in those situations. It eventually took her life and Brittany is lucky to be alive today. Hopefully she will make better decisions going forward and surround herself with people who aren't drug addicts and abusers.