I saw the film in an outdoor cinema in Ocho Rios, nearly 53 years ago. My girlfriend and I were the only white people there. When Tibbs returned Endicott's slap in the face, the audience erupted!You're right, Stuart - far too little has changed in the US in the meantime. But we shouldn't be too complacent here either. Clearly the situation is much better than in the States, but police racial profiling is still a cause for concern in the UK, as is the antagonism of people who refuse to admit there is a problem, or who resent BLM protests. The hoo-ha over Anil Patel's small, disciplined, bemasked BLM protests illustrates the point, as also does the fact that a forum regular can return to complain about him three months later.
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