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Betrayal at Attica

We are not beasts, and wedo not intend to be driven or beaten as such

We are not beasts, and we
do not intend to be driven or beaten as such

Full Transcript

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We are not beasts, and we do not intend to be driven
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or beaten as such.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:33
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the sta...
- [Elizabeth] He was 19, and he was in Attica - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- [Elizabeth] He was 19, and he was in Attica
- If they had only waited till today, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
- If they had only waited till today,
They would not wait because these men were expendable. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They would not wait because these men were expendable.
Guards, prisoners had no meaning in the scheme of things - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Guards, prisoners had no meaning in the scheme of things
- [Reporter] How did they kill the hostages-- - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Reporter] How did they kill the hostages--
- When you read the front page of the New York Times, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- When you read the front page of the New York Times,
I mean, they have 'em fighting hand by hand in the blocks, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
I mean, they have 'em fighting hand by hand in the bloc...
(Elizabeth sighs) - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
(Elizabeth sighs)
- The first eight autopsies were on the cases - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- The first eight autopsies were on the cases
All eight cases died of gunshot wounds. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
All eight cases died of gunshot wounds.
- He was this conservative Republican, and he was a doctor. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- He was this conservative Republican, and he was a doctor.
So, they brought all these bodies to him, - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
So, they brought all these bodies to him,
There was one single cut in the back of one of the necks. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
There was one single cut in the back of one of the necks.
- And, they totally attacked him - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- And, they totally attacked him
They were pulling him over, the whole nine yards. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
They were pulling him over, the whole nine yards.
- When the autopsy record was complete, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- When the autopsy record was complete,
There were no safeguards to minimize the risk of injury - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
There were no safeguards to minimize the risk of injury
While the warnings against indiscriminate fire were issued, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
While the warnings against indiscriminate fire were issued,
Many troopers carried shotguns with ammunition - Betrayal at Attica 00:13
Many troopers carried shotguns with ammunition
For the courage you showed and the judgment - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
For the courage you showed and the judgment