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The convening authority reduced life to 20 years
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The convening authorityreduced life to 20 years, and then later on, Nixon, playingto that...

The convening authority
reduced life to 20 years, and then later on, Nixon, playing
to that public sentiment, put his thumb
on the scale of justice

Full Transcript

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The convening authority reduced life to 20 years,
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and then later on,
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Nixon, playing to that public sentiment,
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put his thumb on the scale of justice.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:28
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, crime, war
Production
ONF | NFB

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Movie Summary

A journey through The Army's criminal justice system seen through the lens of controversial case of Clint Lorance.
S01 • E06 Likened the situation to we hoped were 1st and goal, - Leavenworth 00:05
Likened the situation to we hoped were 1st and goal,
S01 • E04 MAHER: First, we filed a petition for a new trial, - Leavenworth 00:10
MAHER: First, we filed a petition for a new trial,
S01 • E03 And in Afghanistan, juries usually go - Leavenworth 00:06
And in Afghanistan, juries usually go
S01 • E02 [ martial music ] - Leavenworth 00:08
[ martial music ]
S01 • E01 CLINT: We've always been poor but very positive about life - Leavenworth 00:07
CLINT: We've always been poor but very positive about l...
S01 • E05 MAN: Lieutenant Calley was released from the stockade - Leavenworth 00:06
MAN: Lieutenant Calley was released from the stockade
S01 • E04 Anything his platoon had to say was really irrelevant - Leavenworth 00:14
Anything his platoon had to say was really irrelevant
S01 • E05 FRED: In an unprecedented move, the President directs - Leavenworth 00:14
FRED: In an unprecedented move, the President directs
S01 • E02 They literally take away all of your possessions and give you a uniform. - Leavenworth 00:04
They literally take away all of your possessions and give yo...
S01 • E06 We keep trying to press to say, - Leavenworth 00:10
We keep trying to press to say,
S01 • E03 You could certainly say that some issues, uh, - Leavenworth 00:09
You could certainly say that some issues, uh,
S01 • E02 And that is done, I think, - Leavenworth 00:10
And that is done, I think,
S01 • E01 JAMIE: Clint became the manager of it - Leavenworth 00:06
JAMIE: Clint became the manager of it
S01 • E04 Because there's a good measure of the population that make IEDs - Leavenworth 00:07
Because there's a good measure of the population that m...
S01 • E03 It still isn't known exactly what happened - Leavenworth 00:09
It still isn't known exactly what happened
S01 • E05 Calley actually served four and a half months in prison - Leavenworth 00:10
Calley actually served four and a half months in prison
S01 • E04 So, yeah, that might have been the village elder, - Leavenworth 00:08
So, yeah, that might have been the village elder,
S01 • E02 AARON: Yes, the military is a conformist culture, and that's a good thing, - Leavenworth 00:10
AARON: Yes, the military is a conformist culture, and that&#...
S01 • E03 GARY: My Lai on March 16, 1968, - Leavenworth 00:10
GARY: My Lai on March 16, 1968,
S01 • E06 It's A-N-N-A, - Leavenworth 00:06
It's A-N-N-A,