The premise of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit is to portray a controversial issue in the criminal justice system ripped from the headlines” and put it on trial. A specific example of this is the premise of the case where a young girl is sexually assaulted by her father. A case like this often makes the news. The author highlighted this specific theme in the media by developing characters with human qualities. The episode also touches on hate crimes directed against gays. The episode conveys the tensions between the gays and the community. For example, in the episode, offensive language against gays is discovered spray-painted at the crime scene. Furthermore, the writer shows the point of view of law enforcement, victims and suspects in the episode. This gives an idea of the various characters in the episode. As the writer progresses through the show, new information is gained about the case. The writer provides the law enforcement, victims, suspects and human characteristics of the family. Specifically, the character's emotions convey pain, loss, and fear over the escalation of the situation. At the conclusion of the episode, the characters in the episode have experienced some form of loss as a result of their own
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