Last night Jesse, myself and 60 other Baylor Law students took a motor coach (paid for by the movie company) to Hearne, TX to see the premiere of American Violet. The movie is based on a true story taking place in Hearne (Melody, TX in the movie) and one of Jesse's law professors took part in the actual story (not the movie). The movie takes hard aim at the still current D.A. (John Paschall) for allegedly terrorizing the community through racist motivations. Below are some interesting links to news stories about Paschall and the movie (apparently, movie posters were "asked" to be removed from local businesses by the D.A.):
Fictitious film, real tensions: Hearne drug case documented in indy movie
'American Violet' tells story of ill-fated Hearne drug raids
ACLU Charges Racial Discrimination in Second Texas Drug Bust Scandal
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