In 1973, tensions between the NYPD and the city’s Black communities, while perennially strained, were tauter than a bowstring. At a Brooklyn sporting goods store, four young Black men attempting to steal arms and ammunition were cornered by the police, setting the stage for what became the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. Enter maverick police psychologist Harvey Schlossberg, an intellectual who preached radical empathy and de-escalation over traditional force-based tactics. Spoiler alert: this pioneer of modern hostage negotiating kind of saves the day. Produced by trailblazing filmmaker and hip-hop artist Fab Five Freddy, this jaw-dropping heist flick is a bright spark in the crucial conversation around police reform.
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