Making a Murderer

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Christ, just watching this on Netflix. It's a 10 hour documentary about a murder trial of a bloke in Wisconsin who had just completed an 18 year sentence for a rape he didn't commit. He then sues the local police for wrongful conviction, and is then charged for a murder not long afterwards.

Fucking hell, it's frightening. I wouldn't want to piss the police off in America. This is probably more in tune with law enforcement in America than any episode of CSI or Law and Order.
 
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Yep, I'll be back on around 6 in the morning just after you've finished watching it ;)
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Oh, fuck all that. I Googled the fucker and the inbred imbeciles on the jury convicted him. Small town America I guess! Great documentary though.
 


The police in America are completely screwed up. For a start, their job is to get convictions, not uncover the truth. Compare what a police officer says to you in the USA and the UK.

USA: "Anything you say may be taken down and used against you in a court of law."
UK: "It may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned, something you may later rely on in court."

The key word there is "against." A police officer's only job in America is to prosecute you. They aren't allowed, even if they wanted to, to share anything from their interviews that might defend the accused. So basically any interaction with the police, when you're accused of a crime, can only harm your case.
 
I'm With Stupid said:


The police in America are completely screwed up. For a start, their job is to get convictions, not uncover the truth. Compare what a police officer says to you in the USA and the UK.

USA: "Anything you say may be taken down and used against you in a court of law."
UK: "It may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned, something you may later rely on in court."

The key word there is "against." A police officer's only job in America is to prosecute you. They aren't allowed, even if they wanted to, to share anything from their interviews that might defend the accused. So basically any interaction with the police, when you're accused of a crime, can only harm your case.
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The police over here are only arsed about conviction rates as well. Regardless of the language they use. Cops anywhere are never about truth and justice. They rely on conviction rates to pretend they are doing a job protecting society. Never trust a copper.
Absolutely brilliant documentary. So frustrating to watch. Also highlights the ineffective justice system. How Prosecutors and courts can submit and leave out anything they please.
 
I'm With Stupid said:


The police in America are completely screwed up. For a start, their job is to get convictions, not uncover the truth. Compare what a police officer says to you in the USA and the UK.

USA: "Anything you say may be taken down and used against you in a court of law."
UK: "It may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned, something you may later rely on in court."

The key word there is "against." A police officer's only job in America is to prosecute you. They aren't allowed, even if they wanted to, to share anything from their interviews that might defend the accused. So basically any interaction with the police, when you're accused of a crime, can only harm your case.
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The U.K. Police caution used to be like the Yank one didn't it?
 
Just finished it, do you actually think he did it? I can't see it in him personally, I think he's too thick to try and get away with it and it's one long inconsistent story throughout.

The person I really feel sorry for is his mum, she went through the 18 years of her son being wrongfully inprisioned, then the ordeal of the Theresa Hallbach case, the hate mail, the press hounding her everytime she left to go places, she looked troubled by the end.
 
I'm 2 hours in so will leave my full opinion on events until the full 10 hours has been watched.

But as it stands, I can safely say I am appalled by the local Police department that covered up so many lies, amongst the ineptitude and evil intention of some of its staff.

This documentary has gone viral, even 'anonymous' have released a statement regarding it. Thousands have signed a petition for the release of Steven Avery. I'd say watch this space on this one...
 
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