Central Park 5

Where is Central Park?

• Orlando, Florida

• New Jersey

• New York City

• Fair Haven, CT

How might one describe New York City in the 1970's and 1980's?

• Peaceful & quiet

• Great place to live

• Out of control

What bad thing happened New York City's Central Park, on April 19, 1989?

• The usual stuff, boys hanging out and people jogging.

• A severe drought caused the trees and grass to die.

• 5 boys and 1 woman's lives were changed forever.

• The hot dog and ice cream vendors were banned from the park.

How did the media portrayed the young men accused of rape?

• As probably innocent.

• As good boys.

• As kids who just made a mistake.

• As animals.

What should the young men have done when the police first questioned them?

• Spit in their face.

• Answer all questions honestly.

• Say nothing except "I want a lawyer."

• Lie, lie, lie....

Why were the boys accused of raping and beating the woman in Central Park?

• They confessed.

• The cops had witnesses who saw them do it.

• The cops had no real suspects.

What made it easy to accuse the boys of something they didn't do?

• Racial tensions at the time.

• They did it and admitted it.

• All of the above.

How sure must a jury be before finding the accused guilty of a crime?

• Probably gulty

• Very likely

• Almost certainly

• Beyond any doubt.

What does "Beyond a reasonable shadow of a doubt" mean?

• Juries just need to be pretty sure before determining guilt.

• Juries just need to be absolutely sure before determining guilt.

The young men would have probably been much better off if they....

• Told the truth from the start.

• Just did what they were told.

• Shut up and asked for a lawyer.