
Left Entirely to the Family
Clip: Season 10 Episode 1001 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
The family of three students decide whether to show a video documenting their deaths at trial.
The family of three murdered students decide whether to show a video documenting their deaths at trial.
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Left Entirely to the Family
Clip: Season 10 Episode 1001 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
The family of three murdered students decide whether to show a video documenting their deaths at trial.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- The video is horrible.
And I do not want to underestimate the impact that will have on people who see it.
- The decision on whether or not to play Deah's video was one that Satana and I left entirely to the family.
We did not know what they were going to do.
- Like who are we trying to convince here?
You quote it.
I think the family members and the friends would appreciate not watching it, would get the full effect of what happened.
And, you know, if you're going to listen to the truth, you're going to listen to the truth.
If you're going to deny it, you're going to deny it whether it's clear or a little bit less clear.
- I think it should be showed.
We've gone through so much already.
We've lost them.
The world should know about it, and it should be seen.
- Having it on media forever afterwards is going to be very bad for us as families.
Never a closure ever, and it can be used in a bad way by his supporters.
It can be twisted.
It can be commented on.
That's my fear.
So I really hope that we can avoid showing it all together if we can.
On one side, you're in a fighter mode as you want the truth to be shown.
And on the other side, yes, there is a part of you that says, please, for God's sake, get over and done with.
I want to live my life.
But I was sensitive to what my wife can deal with.
I did not expect her to survive that video.
I did not.
So I left the last word to her.
- I'm in favor of playing the video if we have to.
Yeah.
So I don't mind even if the whole world sees it.
This is the truth.
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36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime | Official Trailer
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A Muslim-American family fights for justice after their loved ones are murdered in NC. (30s)
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A Muslim community mourns three students and reflects on the hatred that caused their deaths. (1m 8s)
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