How to Fix a Drug Scandal

This is a well made and detailed investigation into how crime labs utterly failed in their duty, aided by prosectutors and then a coverup was attempted which included judges and even the attourney generals office. How anybody has any faith at all in American justice, purely on this and many other Netflix documentaries evidence is beyond me.

This should have been a documentary film instead of a four episode mini series. The episodes are filled with so many repeated flashbacks and images that if you would leave them out it could be two episodes shorter. Because of that it doesn't have a nice flow and I feel like they could have easily told the story in 90 minutes.

I also am not a fan of the reconstructions with actors, but that's just a personal thing. Seeing ''Farak'' on the stand telling her story and in the lab working made the whole thing feel like the story itself wasn't interesting enough to make the documentary.

I watched this all in one sitting and enjoyed it thoroughly. This is NOT a politically charged documentary. It is fair and balanced and paints a balanced picture of the many parties involved. The movie is not strongly advocating for criminal justice reform, it is simply advocating for justice and truth. It also touches on addiction and you can see how it affects different populations in different ways. The chemists are sentenced less than some of the thousands of people they helped put behind bars. They documentary fails to explore how drug use impacts because across socioeconomic lines. They could have delved even deeper into the context of the war on drugs and the effects it has had overwhelming the criminal justice system. I personally think it could have been longer to provide more of this context. I could have watched even more on the two fraudulent chemists as well. Very interesting if you enjoy learning about the criminal justice system, fraud, or drugs.

This is easily one of the best researched, prepared, and presented legal docs ever made. The legal case is so well outlined that to come to any other conclusion would require a twisting of logic that can only be arrived at by selective learning or having an agenda (you worked for the Mass AG). Just watch it for yourself. Don't let some other person cause you to miss out.

While many reviews debate the politics and potential bias of this series, at the end of the days one thing remains: rules are rules.

If you're responsible for the analysis and reporting of alleged drug seizures, you must do so objectively, accurately and honestly. To perform this task while impaired by drugs or, even worse, not testing but signing off on positive results is both unethical and unacceptable. For government departments to then minimise or bury the issues only worsens the situation.

At the end of the day, this was an entertaining and informative program that highlights, yet again, the flawed nature of our 'Justice System'.