VIZCONDE AND WEBB

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Back in the 1990s, there was this surge of “true crime” movies that portrayed the men and women of the law — lawyers, investigators, police officers, judges, and even priests — as almost-superheroes. The heroes would start raiding drug dens and rescuing hostages with guns a-blazing, the trials would last five minutes, and justice would be served. Yet the Vizconde Massacre showed a side of law enforcement that we’re all too familiar with, and it’s not the swift and speedy justice found in movie scripts.
It’s one of mishandled evidence, bungled investigations, questionable testimonies, and sustained suffering. It wasn’t justice; rather, it was vindication. It wasn’t a thumbs-up for the criminal justice system; rather, it was a black eye. On the one hand, you have a man who was imprisoned for close to 15 years, only to have his conviction overturned. On the other hand, you have a man who sought justice for his family’s murder, and is still being denied that answer 15 years later.
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-12-27 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Featured Blogger Marck Ronald Rimorin
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Just another victim

By Featured Blogger Marck Ronald Rimorin | December 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Back in the 1990s, there was this surge of “true crime” movies that portrayed the men and women of the law — lawyers, investigators, police officers, judges, and even priests — as almost-superheroes....

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