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On Premature Conclusion

Watching Netflix's " Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now"    made me curious to watch "When They See Us" . I can fully relate to every single character in the story. I cannot remember how many times I cried. It is heavy to the heart as it features the true-to-life individual stories of young boys who were incarcerated for many years for the crimes they did not commit. Everything was because of some investigators and judicial persons' premature conclusions which were connected to something deeper than what many eyes can see. It took Ava DuVernay' s creativity, courage and vision to write and direct  "When You See Us" .   Per Wikipedia , it is an "American drama web television miniseries created, co-written, and directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix, that premiered in four parts on May 31, 2019. It is based on events of the 1989 Central Park jogger case and explores the lives and families of the five male suspects who were pro