As I watched the Netflix series “When they See Us,” I can only testify, “It could have been me.”
Ava DuVernay did an excellent job bringing to life the horrific trauma of what five teenagers, four black and one Hispanic, endured when they were arrested, charged, and convicted for crimes they did not commit.
October 4, 1999, may have been one of the worst days of my life. Early on that Monday morning, my mom knocked on my bedroom door telling me that the police were at the house for me. I questioned her, “For me?” She responded, “Yes.” I couldn’t believe it. I had never committed any type of crime that warranted police to surround my house and take me out in handcuffs. It was so embarrassing as my neighbors watched the police escort me into the back of the police car.