Capturing the Friedmans

I think one of the reasons why this documentary was so unsettling was because it did not have any definite answers.  We never find out whose version of the story is correct.  It was also upsetting because I believed that Jesse and the father were wrongly convicted and victims of the hysteria surrounding child abuse. I thought the father was guilty of some crimes but not what he was sentenced to prison for.  The complete failure of the criminal investigation and interrogation was frustrating.  It demonstrated the importance of research in the field of child memory and how impressionable they can be. It was striking to see the two scenes where one police officer described the correct method of child interrogation then another officer described the complete opposite method where the child must be led answer the questions.  Hopefully with a more accurate understanding of eyewitness testimonies less of these cases will occur and less lives will be ruined.