I have been reflecting much on my Past in the recent years…Well taking into consideration all that has been happening. I remember when I was a senior in High school during the Holiday season of 1997 when my focuses were on my performance in the winter Drama play, as well as the events and responsibilities of becoming 18 years (not to mention being constantly reminded that I was now to be tried as an adult). Despite all of this I did hear about an event in Amarillo.
Learning of the murder of Brian Deneke caught my attention due to the circumstances of the tragedy. While I was not too into the Punk subculture I did in fact have friends that were and I did at times witness what they went through in the hazing and bulling from the more affluent types.
What would turn out to be the more disturbing aspect of this tragedy is the leniency of the jury and justice system on the killer which caused an uproar in many communities years before Affluenza became a title.
Not too much was said about this case with the exception of an episode of City Confidential and a few videos and some interviews from Marlyn Manson on the subject.
Recently we have seen the release of Bomb City which is a dramatization of the events leading up to the tragic event. Focusing on Deneke and his relationships with his friends and family in flashbacks during the trial of Dustin Camp.
There are parts of this flick that are hard to watch in the fact that you are also shown the biased position the authorities show “The Whitecaps” as opposed to their treatment of “The Punks”.
Now this is where I commend Glen Morshower as the defense attorney who bashed the lifestyles of the victims and their families while commending the murderer and his friends. His performance was great in the fact that myself and my friend that was with me wanted to jump into the flick and punch him in the face.
Despite the fact that this is a hard flick to watch due to the fact that the disturbing events happens I do recommend that you check it out.
