To cut a long story short, it's about a guy in America called Steven Avery who was jailed for 18 years for a crime he didn't commit, on his release he subsequently sued the police department only to be arrested for murder 2 years later, a crime which he categorically denies. I won't go into too much detail as it's pretty intense but I am assuming if you are reading this you have watched at least some part of the documentary!
Now normally I love jumping on a bandwagon, sharing my opinions/theories and seeing what other people think. Normally this is about a fictional programme which doesn't really affect anyones lives (shout out to Pretty Little Liars) but this time it feels different and I almost don't want to share my opinions as this is a true story, with a real victim and no script writers to clarify what happened.
It's for this reason that I I think people are so intrigued by a real life documentary. No on really knows what happened, no one can write a script and everyone wants to know the truth. It's as infuriating as it is interesting to watch and I can't remember the last time this type of documentary had so many people my age talking. It's also unleashed an army of wannabe lawyers which is comical to watch but also rather annoying (yes you've seen Legally Blonde but this does not make you an expert in the Federal Justice System of America!!)
I'm still trying to work out if this documentary is a good thing or a bad thing and with a petition to the White House to re-open the case I am interested to see what will happen next.
I am not going to offer my opinions as there is no way of telling if we know the whole story, I haven't seen all the evidence and I am not qualified to make a decision. To be honest I don't even know what I think! All I do know is that the police investigation surrounding the case is sketchy, Steven Avery is sketchy and this was definitely worth re-starting my Netflix subscription even though Orange is the New Black doesn't start again for months!
Let me know your thoughts on this Documentary, I am genuinely interested to hear what people think!
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