This is definitely a documentary's documentary. This film does a great job of allowing you to see life through the eyes of those directly involved with this event.
I find it just plain shocking and disgusting how those "officers of the law" who murdered Fred Hampton, who are supposed to exist for the purpose of upholding our rights yet never mind being tax-funded by us the people, for whom they exist, are bold enough to violate our rights!! It is even more outrageous that even with the -evidence- left at the scene, which blatantly contradicted the officers false testimonies, they were still allowed to walk free and unaccountable for murdering these two men with no real cause.
It is because of this same corruption that our country is in the situation it is in right now; because of greed, lust for power, and lack of regard for their fellow man.
Whether you agree with the cause Fred lived for or not, one thing can be certain; the rise of groups like the "Black Panthers" are a reflection of the society that we live in and how it fails to provide for its poor class while on the same token, blaming the poor class for its problems.
This documentary did a great job of giving you more insight into the "Black Panther Party" and letting you know that they weren't just armed black people but that they stood for a lot more..
It also makes you realize how similar the times are in terms of rights. In the film Fred refers to America as a capitalistic police state; fast forward to today were police or other govt officials can break in your house just on the mere "suspicion"of you being involved in "terrorism" lets you know that the same thing that happened to Fred can happen to anyone who thinks differently..
All of this comes to mind as you hear his final quote of the film at the very end.
Great job by all involved making the film at the time.
I find it just plain shocking and disgusting how those "officers of the law" who murdered Fred Hampton, who are supposed to exist for the purpose of upholding our rights yet never mind being tax-funded by us the people, for whom they exist, are bold enough to violate our rights!! It is even more outrageous that even with the -evidence- left at the scene, which blatantly contradicted the officers false testimonies, they were still allowed to walk free and unaccountable for murdering these two men with no real cause.
It is because of this same corruption that our country is in the situation it is in right now; because of greed, lust for power, and lack of regard for their fellow man.
Whether you agree with the cause Fred lived for or not, one thing can be certain; the rise of groups like the "Black Panthers" are a reflection of the society that we live in and how it fails to provide for its poor class while on the same token, blaming the poor class for its problems.
This documentary did a great job of giving you more insight into the "Black Panther Party" and letting you know that they weren't just armed black people but that they stood for a lot more..
It also makes you realize how similar the times are in terms of rights. In the film Fred refers to America as a capitalistic police state; fast forward to today were police or other govt officials can break in your house just on the mere "suspicion"of you being involved in "terrorism" lets you know that the same thing that happened to Fred can happen to anyone who thinks differently..
All of this comes to mind as you hear his final quote of the film at the very end.
Great job by all involved making the film at the time.