Miniseries – How to Fix a Drug Scandal

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Thomas B. @MolokaiMovieMan Nov 30 You can tell that this series desperately wanted to be about a bunch of innocent law, abiding citizens wrongly convicted by a broad and systemic scandal in drug analysis used to support drug related convictions. And so the usual suspects…earnest reporters and journalists and principled public defenders are trotted out to tell their side of the story. Oddly, none of that is supported in this overly long series. One chemist clearly didn’t target any specific offenders and was just trying to push through as many cases so she could have better performance numbers. The second chemist became an addict and violated numerous ethical and legal codes to access the labs drugs to support her habit , but it’s not clear that any specific individual offender was targeted in her illegal and unethical behavior. Maybe I missed something but from what I can tell, every offender was actually guilty. I’m not saying the third cases should not have been rescinded while they were re-investigated, it’s just not the scandal they’re trying to make it out to be. Which only leaves the arguments around whether staffing and resources or sufficient to support the caseloads these chemists were settled with. There is a minor point to be made with that, but it does not support anything close to a broader conspiracy or a “scandal”. See more Cooper L @cooperIAH Mar 25 This is a must watch. Excellent! See more 12/22/2021 I don't know if I watched it on a night I wasn't feeling well or if this show really is as dull as lead. All I know is that I began daydreaming halfway through episode one, and that's never a good sign. The one thing I do remember and was moved by was all those men having to go back to prison who thought they were out for good. When the judge created a start date for one of these chemists' crimes, all those who had cases before that date then found themselves back in prison. (They had been released as the crimes made their convictions invalid, but only temporarily.) That seemed insanely harsh and cruel, especially since these were non violent drug crimes. But that's all I remember. The pacing was odd and the story was way complicated, but consider the source. I wasn't feeling great, so maybe I'll try it again sometime. See more 05/01/2020 This is a must watch for all Americans. See more jack z @oceanic815 04/12/2020 An insanely complicated true story worth telling, but the documentary itself is too long and weirdly paced. See more Read all reviews

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