So, I always like to be in the know and since everyone else was watching The Making of a Murderer, I had to as well. I am not usually a binge watcher but I watched it last night until I fell asleep and today until it was over. I did not intend to do anything this deep on my day off.
I do not feel like he was a good person who got wrongly accused. But I do feel like he was not given a fair trial, was very probably framed, and may in fact be innocent of this crime as well. I feel like his reputation made him the easy choice and the ball was completely dropped on the investigation and then a lot of back peddling took place.
I know some "bad" people like this man, but that doesn't mean they are the only ones who commit horrendous crimes. This was not a case of justice being served. That makes me anxious. We assume that someone's past and character make them the "obvious suspect". I know a few people with good reputations that have some serious skeletons in their closets and most likely, you do too.
I hope that the outcome of this documentary is that those in the justice system will really take note of how they respond, if they were thorough, and exhaust all resources to make sure the right people are checked out, and locked up if that is the case. We will always have a flawed system because we are humans. But humans need to check their own egos and opinions at the door when it comes to their work. Especially when their work is truly a matter of life or death.
