To Reduce Criminal Sentences, Lawyers Are Filming Tear-jerkers

Emily Buder, The Atlantic: Video
Tue, 09/18/2018 - 2:44pm

Narrative is one of mankind’s sharpest tools. Many scholars argue that storytelling—our ability to invent fictions, and to collectively believe in them—is what ultimately distinguishes Homo sapiens from chimpanzees. You don’t have to look far to see the evidence; from politics to religion to capitalism to our own personal identity, the foundation of humanity is built upon stories. Doug Passon, a defense attorney-turned-filmmaker, knows this better than most.

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