Guided Relfection

1. A scene that really affected me was when Vincent Moto was talking about how he had served his time in prison just to be proven innocent and how he wasted 10 and a half years of his life in jail for something he didn't do. He felt like he couldn't be a father to his kids because he couldn't support them or be there for them while he was in jail. This made me very angry because after he was released, he received no compensation. This is not only wrong but inconsiderate to him and his family. As he said in the documentary, he missed out on life during what was supposed to be his prime years and he can never get them back. He received nothing for the mistake that THEY made. He now has to live his life harder than before. It will be much harder for him to find a well-paying, stable job.


2. The fact that all of these people were accused of something that they didn't do and that they had to spend all of this time serving when they were innocent all along. Their lives were taken away from them for all the wrong reasons. They had family and friends that they could have spent time with instead of serving time in jail for something they didn't do. What surprised me the most was knowing that after their release from prison because they were proven innocent, they didn't get any compensation. I would think that since they made the mistake of wrongfully accusing them, they would get something in return.


3. A question that I still have after watching the documentary is why they didn't get compensation after they were exonerated. After all of the years they served when they were innocent, why did they not receive anything? After finishing the film, I was happy for them that they got to return home and be with their family and friends but still a little angry because of how much of their life was taken away from them. 

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