Terror at the Mall (HBO Doc)

It is. I think they just broadcasted it last Monday.

It was really good. The Kenyan military are a fricking joke. They waited almost 4 hours before they did anything. They finally go in, and they kill a cop.

The civilains and the few cops that went in saved a lot of people. It was hard to watch at times. Especially that one guy in the grocery store. They shot him 3 separate times because he wasn't dead yet. Those were some sick fricks.

Watched this last night. Very awesome doc.

The CCTV footage was creepy...it's downright terrifying that people like that exist all over the world; people who can just roll up to women and children and start shooting to kill. And what a weird juxtaposition when the terrorists would all of a sudden show sorrow and compassion for random people/children. I can't imagine going through something like that.

The guy with his wife who were in the Urban Burger joint...man, that was tear-jerking. Same with the kid who died with his grandmother.

And major props to the civilians and off-duty cops for trying to get in there and deter more killing. frick the Kenyan police, SWAT, and soldiers for waiting so long to do anything. Some of the people (especially ones like the pregnant radio hostess) would've lived had something been done sooner and they wouldn't have bled out.

I went through HBO's documentary list and set aside ~10 on my watchlist.

On a technical note, the juxtaposition of cctv footage and the photojournalist shots were insanely good film making. To see it from two perspectives gave it a seamless feel. Big props to everyone involved.