Netflix, Ava DuVernay sued over 'When They See Us' interrogation scene.
"You squeezed statements out of them after 42 hours of questioning and coercing, without food, bathroom breaks, withholding parental supervision," the character states."The Reid Technique has been universally rejected."
Sheehan replies:"I don't even know what the f------ Reid Technique is, OK? I know what I was taught. I know what I was asked to do and I did it." The lawsuit claims that this dialogue mischaracterizes the Reid Technique, which it says does not involve coercion. The suit also alleges that it is false to assert that the technique has been"universally rejected."
"Defendants intended to incite an audience reaction against Reid for what occurred in the Central Park Jogger Case and for the coercive interrogation tactics that continue to be used today," the suit states."Defendants published the statements in 'When They See Us' in an effort to cause a condemnation of the Reid Technique."
The suit alleges that the series has damaged the company's reputation, and seeks actual and punitive damages. The suit also seeks an injunction barring Netflix from distributing the series in its current form, and a disgorgement of Netflix's profits from the show.John E. Reid, a former Chicago police officer, wrote a textbook on police interrogation. He died in 1982, but his company continues to offer training in the Reid Technique.
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