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Hulu’s “Crime + Punishment” Is The Brutal Depiction of Corrupt Cop Culture
The truth not only hurts, it kills
Mild spoilers
Stephen Maing’s award-winning documentary, Crime + Punishment is currently streaming on Hulu, and after careful viewing, it’s no surprise that this offering garnered the special jury award for “social impact” at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Aside from the prized recognition, there’s also the damning and glaring footage that’s irrefutable, and possibly responsible for the “mandatory no-quota training,” that the New York Police Department initiated around the time this disturbingly graphic film made it’s highly-anticipated debut.
It’s no shocker that the NYPD felt the pressure for a swift makeover after spending decades under the growing pile of filth that still hasn’t been completely mopped away.
But the period of intense turmoil that required police officers to aggressively patrol the streets of New York in search of Black and Brown prey to harass and bully into needless arrests…
