'There was an intense amount of pressure from the upper echelon editors — who were primarily white men — to cover the dominant narrative that had been developed by the police and the prosecutors.' WhenTheySeeUs
The pervasive headlines incited some of the city’s racist sentiments against the five, which New York City attorney and CEO ofDavid Reischer says added pressure to the officers mounting a case against them. “Public outcry will always play some role in major cases, but it is important for law enforcement to follow the statutory rules that mitigate against police misconduct,” the attorney says.
That's partly because few reporters bothered to analyze the facts, which were that the police had no physical evidence against the teens, so they neededshows in harrowing detail each teen confined in a room for hours with an officer yelling at them to commit to such specific information, often implicating each other, that they can’t even keep it all straight.
As one of the few black female journalists covering the case, Natalie was determined to more critically examine its racialized context, which she was only able to confirm by attending a press conference held by a youth action program that revealed information the media ignored. “I tried to cover how the police were operating [that night] in Central Park, assuming that the black and Latino kids were up to no good,” she says.
The actions of the police department, prosecution, and media indicted the five young men and supported systemic racism. But Freddy is hopeful thatwill change that narrative. “I hope that this show creates consciousness in this country and encourage people to further inform themselves,” he says. “Don’t just consume what others tell you. This will continue to happen until we make some changes and educate our youth about their rights.
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