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Seven Seconds is an American crime drama streaming television series, based on the Russian film The Major written and directed by Yuri Bykov, that premiered on February 23, 2018, on Netflix. <nowiki><ref></nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Seconds_(TV_series)<nowiki></ref></nowiki>
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Seven Seconds is an American crime drama streaming television series, based on the Russian film The Major written and directed by Yuri Bykov, that premiered on February 23, 2018, on Netflix. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Seconds_(TV_series)</ref>
  
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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
When a black teenager named Brenton Butler is accidentally hit by a car driven by a off-duty white police officer named Pete Jablonski (Beau Knapp) and left to die, a New Jersey city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up, and a highly publicized trial. Jablonski, wracked with guilt, wants to report what happened, but his fellow police officers convince him that the public would not take kindly to a white cop killing a black kid, even if it was an accident. Meanwhile, KJ Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a black assistant prosecutor with a drinking problem, is assigned to the case. She works closely with Brenton’s mother Latrice (Regina King), who discovers there may be more to her son than she and her husband (Russell Hornsby) were aware of. <nowiki><ref></nowiki>https://www.showtimes.com/movies/seven-seconds-netflix-130260/<nowiki></ref></nowiki>
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When a black teenager named Brenton Butler is accidentally hit by a car driven by an off-duty white police officer named Pete Jablonski (Beau Knapp) and left to die, a New Jersey city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover-up, and a highly publicized trial. Jablonski, wracked with guilt, wants to report what happened, but his fellow police officers convince him that the public would not take kindly to a white cop killing a black kid, even if it was an accident. Meanwhile, KJ Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a black assistant prosecutor with a drinking problem, is assigned to the case. She works closely with Brenton’s mother Latrice (Regina King), who discovers there may be more to her son than she and her husband (Russell Hornsby) were aware of. <ref>https://www.showtimes.com/movies/seven-seconds-netflix-130260/</ref>
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==Messages==
 
==Messages==
Seven Seconds perfectly illustrates everyday, modern American racism, and how cowardly some of the men and women who are supposed to serve and protect every citizen can be. What the show doesn't do is provide any solution for how we as Americans can fix the underlying issues that lead to these unjust legal proceedings. <nowiki><ref></nowiki>https://www.bustle.com/p/seven-seconds-accurately-portrays-race-relations-in-america-but-thats-no-longer-good-enough-8295609<nowiki></ref></nowiki>
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Seven Seconds perfectly illustrates everyday, modern American racism, and how cowardly some of the men and women who are supposed to serve and protect every citizen can be. What the show doesn't do is provide any solution for how we as Americans can fix the underlying issues that lead to these unjust legal proceedings. <ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/seven-seconds-accurately-portrays-race-relations-in-america-but-thats-no-longer-good-enough-8295609</ref>
  
The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals. Numerous studies have established that racism is embedded within our system, and its roots run deep. Through the Black Lives Matter movement, and our current tumultuous political climate, a magnifying glass has been placed over the issue of race relations and African American oppression in America. <nowiki><ref></nowiki>https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/seven-seconds-netflix-series-explores-how-the-system-fails-black-americans/<nowiki></ref></nowiki>
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The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals. Numerous studies have established that racism is embedded within our system, and its roots run deep. Through the Black Lives Matter movement, and our current tumultuous political climate, a magnifying glass has been placed over the issue of race relations and African American oppression in America. <ref>https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/seven-seconds-netflix-series-explores-how-the-system-fails-black-americans</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 10:27, 13 January 2021

Seven Seconds is an American crime drama streaming television series, based on the Russian film The Major written and directed by Yuri Bykov, that premiered on February 23, 2018, on Netflix. [1]


Plot

When a black teenager named Brenton Butler is accidentally hit by a car driven by an off-duty white police officer named Pete Jablonski (Beau Knapp) and left to die, a New Jersey city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover-up, and a highly publicized trial. Jablonski, wracked with guilt, wants to report what happened, but his fellow police officers convince him that the public would not take kindly to a white cop killing a black kid, even if it was an accident. Meanwhile, KJ Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a black assistant prosecutor with a drinking problem, is assigned to the case. She works closely with Brenton’s mother Latrice (Regina King), who discovers there may be more to her son than she and her husband (Russell Hornsby) were aware of. [2]

Messages

Seven Seconds perfectly illustrates everyday, modern American racism, and how cowardly some of the men and women who are supposed to serve and protect every citizen can be. What the show doesn't do is provide any solution for how we as Americans can fix the underlying issues that lead to these unjust legal proceedings. [3]

The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals. Numerous studies have established that racism is embedded within our system, and its roots run deep. Through the Black Lives Matter movement, and our current tumultuous political climate, a magnifying glass has been placed over the issue of race relations and African American oppression in America. [4]

References