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The House I Live In Official Trailer #1 (2012) Drugs Documentary Movie HD

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Official trailer for Eugene Jarecki's 2012 documentary The House I Live In, an investigative look at America's war on drugs and its effect on the criminal justice system. It won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

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HN commenters recommend the film itself as an eye-opening account of how drug laws drove mass incarceration and militarized policing.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2013–2015

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kristofferR · 2015-05 · Strong recommendation

Cool that this appeared here right now, as I'm in the middle of rewatching The House I Live In, a fantastic documentary about the US drug war/justice system. Go watch it now. [VIDEO] The current US system is mindblowingly stupid. People who are treated like animals tend to act like it, especially if they're encouraged to.

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sharkweek · 2014-07 · Strong recommendation

Two plugs I always make during any drug law discussion on HN: One - The Economist's 2009 article "Failed states and failed policies" - [LINK] (you might have to Google the title to get around a paywall) Two - The documentary, The House I Live In - [LINK] (trailer - [VIDEO] ) Both make such a fascinating case that drugs should have never been a crime and punishment issue, but rather one of public health. I highly recommend both for a read and a watch, and both will articulate the case far superior to anything I would be able to write here.

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sharkweek · 2014-03 · Strong recommendation

For anyone a little less familiar with mandatory minimum sentencing -- I highly recommend the documentary 'The House I Live In' [VIDEO] Streams instantly on Netflix - one of the most important documentaries I've ever seen

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