Louis Theroux documentaries

[pakistanalltheway]

Louis Theroux - America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

any one else watch this
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church.
These weirdos even admitted to burning the quran. Then the Muslim guy that argued against them for burning the quran. His wife died and they protested at her funeral. How sick

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0107zhy/Louis_Theroux_Americas_Most_Hated_Family_in_Crisis/

 

[Robert]

any one else watch this
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church.

The children are getting sick of the constant hate that they are taught, and are leaving the cult.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I watched it. The lady gaga remix was hilarious as was the whole show

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Saw the repeat of this last night. Very very worrying the way they brainwash their kids into believing this rubbish. Tantamount to child abuse imo.

 

[ElRaja]

i always watch theroux's documentaries, find him to be very good at making people feel comfortable around him and revealing their true opinions and thoughts.

it was interesting to watch how he highlighted the girls relationship with the dutch guys.

 

[Markhor]

Anyone catch <b>Miami Mega Jail</b> on Sunday evening ?

Another brilliant bit of journalism from Louis Theroux.A great insight into Miami County Jail.

Part 1 of a two-part series.

iplayer link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011k0xx/Louis_Theroux_Louis_Theroux_Miami_Mega_Jail_Part_1/

In the first episode of this two-part series, Louis spends time in one of the most notorious sections of Miami County Jail: the fifth and sixth floor of 'Main Jail', where many of the most volatile inmates are incarcerated.

Held in large cage-like dwellings for up to 24 men, the inmates have developed a strange and violent jail culture. The men - who remain in the cells almost all the time and may only leave for yard time twice a week - live under the sway of a gladiatorial code. They fight each other for food, for status, and often just to pass the endless hours of confinement. Trips to the infirmary are a frequent occurrence as inmates are viciously attacked and beaten, but the guards say they are powerless to end the abuse.

Shame so many inmates are a victim of the slow-moving legal system.

 

[Robert]

Once in the US penal system you really are in the belly of the whale.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Been looking forward to watching this for two reasons. One is an interest in how African Americans are treated by the American legal system. Two is that Louis Theroux is a bloody legend. His interview with the racist black American muslims is just amazing(you can watch on youtube). His interview style is so laid back but he asks the tough questions.

 

[Robert]

Been looking forward to watching this for two reasons. One is an interest in how African Americans are treated by the American legal system.

- more likely to be arrested
- more likely to be charged
- more likely to be incarcerated
- average longer sentences.

Could be that the US schools are failing black kids, so they don't have a proper education and are more likely to make wrong choices. And then can't afford a decent lawyer.

 

[Ayaz1983]

You can't blame the education system on the failings of students who have no interest in studies, the problem in most deprived areas in America is gang violence and the desire to be 'Top Dog'.
Never saw the documentary but will catch it on BBC iplayer.

 

[Robert]

You can't blame the education system on the failings of students who have no interest in studies, the problem in most deprived areas in America is gang violence and the desire to be 'Top Dog'.

The situation is complex. Even in the UK there seems to be a competition between white and black working class lads about who gets to be dumbest. Then there are the absent fathers. The kids need a male role model to teach them how to behave, but Dad is not on the scene so they fall prey to the gangsta with the X5 on the corner.

 

[ZenBowman]

- more likely to be arrested
- more likely to be charged
- more likely to be incarcerated
- average longer sentences.

Could be that the US schools are failing black kids, so they don't have a proper education and are more likely to make wrong choices. And then can't afford a decent lawyer.

Partially, but a much bigger problem is that the culture in some of these communities is so depraved that single-motherhood is the norm and violence is glorified.

It is not just an outcome of poverty, as we know that in India and Pakistan poverty is far more prevalent, yet crime is generally not glorified.

A part of the problem is actually with the welfare state, as it breeds a parasitic mentality, blacks were actually less likely than whites to get divorced in the 1920s, when they were much poorer than they are now.

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[DeadlyVenom]

Its a tough one. Very Very hard to pinpoint one single issue that causes these problems.

I worked as a youth worker (while I was still a youth!) and the main thing I identified among all the people that came through the door was a serious lack of ambition. No real ambition apart from a get rich fast through crime type of thing to climb out of poverty. No respect for anything or anyone around them and just being proud of getting drunk and high. Most of it stemmed from deprivation (and drugs) in the area and poor parental role models ( hardly any parents worked).

Im guessing some of these issues are the same in the Black communities in America but of course the history of Black Americans may exacerbate things further.

 

[Warfare]

The situation is complex. Even in the UK there seems to be a competition between white and balck working class lads about who gets to be dumbest. Then there are the absent fathers. The kids need a male role model to teach them ho ot behave, but Dad is not on the scene so they fall prey to the gangsta with the X5 on the corner.

Were I live in London, there are many gangs (mainly black gangs).

Most of these gangs represent their area so they fight each other, blacks vs blacks. Alot of these people have single mothers and carry knives with them. A black friend I knew in high school got shot for representing a certain area and he had to miss his GCSEs. Another black guy I knew got stabbed, was proud of it and stabbed a shop keeper and later went too jail.

Then you have the British Pakistanis who are wannabe black thugs. They have their own gang and some of my good friends are part of it.

You don't really see much violence from white teenagers although when you do, it's usually only deprived chavs.

 

[kingusama92]

For those that can't watch it; the episode is available on Youtube.

Excellent stuff, as usual from Louis.

The lack of control within the jail itself is disturbing. An innocent man would literally get brutally beaten up just for being there. Doesn't paint a good picture of the justice system.

The main goal is rehabilitation, the Miami jail is more like a lesson on survival.

 

[James]

Louis Theroux <3

 

[Tapori]

I know people are probably sick of being told this by pretentious folk but you really should watch, at the very least, the first season of the Wire.

I was surprised at how raw the details were but unfortunately Prison in America is now a multi-million pound business and as such rehabilitation is neglected in favour of a revolving door policy of criminals.

Louis as always asks the right questions, as he did in the excellent Ultra-Zionist documentary he did.

Also:

Closer to the UK, you should definitely check out the documentary on Strangways Prison; One of the UK's largest and Highest Security Prisons, shown on ITV and on their player service.

Tories take their cues from the Right in America so keep your eyes open;

especially if your Pakistani - Muslim - Dusky - and have a beard,

in light of this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/23/terrorism-act-muslim
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/23/counter-terror-stop-search-minorities

Are there any Spy's on Pak Passion? lol

 

[KingKhanWC]

Part 2 is out on iplayer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011qd97/Louis_Theroux_Louis_Theroux_Miami_Mega_Jail_Part_2/

Black people are no more criminal than whites or browns. The have suffered in history and continue to do so with discrimination in the US criminal system and other systems.

 

[Markhor]

Absolutely shocking to see the man writing novels and learning words from the dictionary,facing the death penalty.

I know I shouldn't be saying this about various murderers and arsonists but when you are born in such an environment,where you have deadbeat parents and street mafia dons as role models,then what hope,what aspirations can one possibly have in life ?

You have to sympathise with the plight of some of the inmates,born into poverty and growing up in the 'street' culture in rough inner-city communities.

You cannot rehabilitate prisoners if you look down upon them in society.

 

[Markhor]

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Been trawling through Theroux's various documentaries. Thought I'd share this one in Lagos,the bits regarding extortion draws some parallels with Pakistan unfortunately.Also notable for Louis being in the vicinity of a shoot-out between rival gangs.Lagos despite the bouts of lawlessness,is a wonderful place.The patriotism and the sense of humour that Nigerians have is fantastic.

Louis's face when the man at the start says 'I can kill you and eat you' is priceless )

 

[Saad Hasan]

GABOS....Game Ain't Based On Sympathy...freaking hilarious...

 

[ElRaja]

louis thoeroux is a legend, one of the best documentary makers going around.

ive seen most of his docs, the one in nigeria was great.

hope hes got some good ones in the pipeline.

 

[Saj]

Just watched this.

Incredible viewing.

Such a shame that it was only 2 parts.

Some of the people he came across weren't fit to be called humans.

 

[James]

He’s the best.

Really want to watch his latest!

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<b>Louis Theroux's Forbidden America: Extreme and Online</b>

Louis Theroux meets the young and highly inflammatory figures of the latest incarnation of the American far right: a political movement born out of the internet but making its presence felt in the real world, including some of those who came to the broader public's attention through the notorious Capitol Hill riots.

Louis immerses himself in a growing online community that has navigated the threats of de-platforming to gather a vast audience on phones and laptops around the world, promoting an ideology that is racist, misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic, often packaging the most extreme views as 'irony'.

With the movement’s most prominent voices having an increasing influence away from the digital realm, Louis attempts to understand their recent surge in popularity and challenges the divisive rhetoric that is being streamed to millions of young viewers online.