The subject of child molestation is peripheral to the central appeal of the 2003 documentary, "Capturing the Friedmans," which has been released by HBO Video in an excellent two-platter set (92315, $30). [...] the film is a terrific breakdown of the illusions of suburban life and tells a riveting story of the witch hunting that can follow the hysteria involving molestation cases, to the point where justice is ill served by the law enforcement process. A former schoolteacher was accused of molesting children in a computer class he held in his house, and regardless of whether he committed that crime, he was clearly deserving of the punishment he received for other crimes of a similar nature that he had gotten away with in the past.

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