Should you watch The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez?
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The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
Documentary · 2020
A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children.
The sides of The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
- A boy the adults paid to protect him failed
- Social workers on trial
- A Los Angeles courtroom
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez is good for you if…
- you want a case told by the people who testified.
- you want to follow how every warning about this boy was missed.
- you can watch a story with no consolation at the end.
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez is bad for you if…
- you can't hear a child's abuse recounted in court.
- you want an evening that leaves you calm.
About: child protection · accountability · the system
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