137 Shots

Upfront - I am Australian.

Yes, this documentary was largely one sided but any discerning person can tell that the police's behaviour during the various incidents, and in their subsequent interviews and court appearances was deplorable.

But, in their defence ...

If America had sensible gun control laws like the rest of the first world countries, the police probably would behave differently and often would not be put in these situations to start with.

So whilst the documentary is mainly trying to blame the police for the specific incidents described a broader perspective, which was not considered in the documentary, could assign blame to American society as a whole.

If these Cops were in the military (...and I'm a 20yr vet) they'd have been charged with war crimes.

An clear case of shoot-first-ask-questions-later, over a perceived, and by no means confirmed, threat.

Sickening, but important, to watch.

One hundred and thirty seven shots? Seriously 😡

I know that there is nothing anyone can say to Tamire Rices mother to besiege her anger or Sadness. A mistake is a mistake, sometimes mistakes come with dire consequences. Accountability is a TWO SIDED STREET. Now, I've never had any love for cops or police departments, I spent years as a career criminal and outlaw biker. But I also always recognized my own accountability in the actions I took ESPECIALLY when it came to incarceration. Police had a job to do, get me off the streets.. I tried to avoid getting caught.. There were bad cops, certainly there were. Dirty cops were Bad Cops. But then I had. Choices... if I jumped out of a car with a gun, I would EXPECT to be fired upon. If I had a car chase I would EXPECT a bad outcome. I remained ACCOUNTABLE for my actions. If I don't want to get shot by an over zealous cop I WILL COMPLY. If I had a weapon I told them I had it and I kept my fingered interlocked on my head. And certainly things still may happen, If you don't want to get shot don't force the cop to make that choice. I don't know if they will be AS ACCOUNTABLE as I am, but if you watch what's going on in the world right now it's a complete LACK OF COMMON SENSE if you think that attacking a cop will have a positive outcome. If you're being questioned and you want to be belligerent.. THERES AN OUTCOME to that behaviour.

Criminals.. BE ACCOUNTABLE.., COPS be ACCOUNTABLE and if you have a choice to comply or attack UNDERSTAND that it has CONSEQUENCES.

I'm from the UK so over here there's some police brutality, but not as casual as it is in America it seems the system is at fault watching this documentary seeing how some officers react to a situation and see red 137 shots thats absurd give a human a gun and they think they are a GOD that's the way I see it, not saying every single officer is unstable or racist but I think the system needs to background check and control officers that are coming in for example the man who jumped onto the car and fired at the two victims, served in a war in his eyes this situation was like he was back on the front lines, America in general is its own matrix I could never understand the politics and how guns are just essentials over there but it will always be runned by law loving politicians and there will always be corruption....

I am white. I am in a Clevelander. I am a criminal defense attorney. I see the injustice every day in Cleveland courts. All the negative reviews about this documentary are by scared white people. We live in a state of fear that has justified police brutality. The documentary is not meandering, it is simply chronological. Black people in Cleveland rarely get justice. We need more justice for people of color, and we need more documentaries like this that tell the true story.