I remember seeing this film maybe 15-20 years ago and it scared me. Now I doubt that it would as I would see it as a film and the girls were at least released and by and large treated fairly.
The USA seems to have a great store of anecdotes of real-life sheriffs who see their town as a private fiefdom, more so than here in Australia where the 'sheriff' , is a normal police officer appointed from a central State body as against 'popularly elected by the community.
I think of say prison films like Cool Hand Luke & Brubaker also in the 60-70's.
I imagine that was of a bygone era as now officials well behaved.
The USA seems to have a great store of anecdotes of real-life sheriffs who see their town as a private fiefdom, more so than here in Australia where the 'sheriff' , is a normal police officer appointed from a central State body as against 'popularly elected by the community.
I think of say prison films like Cool Hand Luke & Brubaker also in the 60-70's.
I imagine that was of a bygone era as now officials well behaved.