Making a murderer
I just finished it last week. I went through a range of emotions throughout most of them disgust towards the judicial system and pity for this man and his family. Although the entirety of the documentary is biased towards this mans innocence i will say they did a very good job of telling this story and bringing light to the many harsh injustices the less fortunate in life receive. It's a shame that it costs so much money for people to get away with murder while innocent people have to trust in court appointed lawyers to battle for them.
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It's funny cos you kind of know stuff like this happens, but I had no idea that it happened to this extent! :shock:
Like to hear your thoughts when you've finished it Juliet
Will do!
Also, there are several things in that trial that didn't make it to the documentary. But the documentary wasn't made to prove his innocence, it was made to bring to light that the justice system is not perfect. Who didn't know that already?
I love the way that pretty much everyone working for the police, state etc who seemed "in" on it would smirk ALL the time. Even her brother was constantly smiling, what the hell was with that? There's something well dodgy about him.
Anyway if you haven't watched this do - it's really interesting, but be prepared to get mad.
It's like a really good TV series, only it's real!
I live in Green Bay and worked in Manitowoc County during that whole circus. The case and media coverage was all rather surreal at the time, but I really appreciated the inside look at the case (slanted as it might be) in this documentary. Social media has been entertaining to watch as well: the Avery sympathizers versus those who "know" him to be guilty, sharing blogs and news articles supporting their side. Scrolling through endless unmoderated comments was may be the best part - so many armchair lawyers and additional speculation/theories.
Juliet, if you haven't seen these, take a look. The first video is a quick promo from Seth Meyers (pretty darn funny, IMO) and the second one explains who might have actually killed Theresa Halbach, if indeed it wasn't Avery and Dassey.
Don't get strange!
Thanks SWK, I'll watch those later!
Exactly!
WOW! Extraordinary! I knew that law enforcement was corrupt, but I never knew that it could be to this sort of extent. Not only for what they did to Steven, but also to his Nephew, Brendan. He was only 16 and he has learning difficulties and they did this to that poor kid. It was hard to watch at times because you felt so mad.
If anyone hasn't watched this, you have to go watch it now.
Brilliant show! Just a shame it's real life :?
Regardless of whether you think they "did or didn't" (that's your personal decision), ignore the comments about it being a one-sided documentary - if anything it highlights the corruption of the police. 'Murica - "land of the free" :roll:
That sounds like you're against the stars and stripes - you ain't one of those terrorists are ya?
Why would i watch something that will only make me mad and feel helpless?
America prefers a corrupt system. It's why we keep voting for the same criminals to run the government. Too many people here think they're just another couple dollars away from being on the other side, where the grass is always greener. So they encourage the corruption because they want to be in on it.
Our nation is doomed. We will be standing in bread lines as soon as the first nationwide catastrophe hits. And then the gun hoarders will shoot the people who stood in line, and take the bread. Meanwhile, the rich will film and televise it, then place wagers on who lives and dies.
Yay, 'murika! F yeah!