When They See Us is a movie based on a true story about five teen boys who were black and hispanic, ages ranging from 14-16. They were accused of assaulting and raping a white women at a park in New York. The movie starts off with the young boys going to the park with their friends at night to simply go for a walk. While walking with their friends they witnessed a group of boys attacking random people at the park. The police showed up and the boys got scared so they decided to run away. Without any questions the police decided to arrest every black boy they could capture at the park. The boys were then taken to be questioned about a crime that took place that same night. Each one of them told the police how they didn’t know anything about a rape of a young women and that they were innocent. The detective framed and encouraged the police to coerce the boys into confessing to being involved in a rape case. The police beat and threatened the boys to get them to confess how they were involved with this case but also how each boy helped although they didn’t know each other at the time. During trials, the prosecutor blackmailed the lawyers of the defendants so they could win the case and send the boys to jail. There wasn’t any evidence that could point to the boys and their involvement in the case besides the confession videos. Unfortunately, all the boys were found guilty and were charged with multiple counts. They had to serve years of sentences for a crime they didn’t commit and the only crime they did commit was being at the wrong place at the wrong time. The moral of the movie is to bring awareness of how systemic racism can paint people of color as criminals without any evidence. It also shows how people can use their powers in their best interest against people that are very vulnerable. 