NJS 3960 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Someone I know decided the defendant was guilty as soon as they read out his address as Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 And they were correct to do so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 It's like a black comedy in places, as if a police force finds the charred remains of a human body and shovels them up instead of calling for a forensic team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4821 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I was on jury for a fox hunting scuffle. The protester allegedly hit one of the fox hunters. The protester's witnesses denied he punched him The fox hunters witnesses said he did. I had to sit around debating this with the other jurors afterwards. Loads of them were saying "Oh, but he looks a wrong 'un" Complete waste of time and resources. At least I got a week off work on full pay. Edited January 22, 2016 by Holden McGroin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5890 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 That's the sort of case where I'd decide he was innocent before even stepping into the court room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30246 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 That's the sort of case where I'd decide he was innocent before even stepping into the court room Same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 http://uproxx.com/tv/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-lawyer-kathleen-zellner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Wonder if she was aware of him before the documentary went viral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8950 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Finally started this last night. This is excellent tv that could only be done by something like Netflix/Amazon and they're what I imagine the BBC will morph into eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8950 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 A mate from work ended up on jury duty and reckons he spent a depressing amount of time trying to explain to his fellow jurors that you have to consider the evidence presented to make your decision. Apparently it was a weak as piss case but they all wanted to convict cos the bloke was ugly and a bit weird. Reckons the thought of being judged by a jury of his peers is terrifying now. I had the other side of that when I did jury duty. Basically a nice, polite, church going, pillar of the community type smashed a glass in the face of a side bitch. Jurors wanted to let her off despite overwhelming evidence proving her guilt beyond any doubt. Had another assault case which was thrown out because a witness was chatting to the accused outside the courtroom about the case, or something like that. Think the judge was delighted to throw the case out because everybody on either side of the case was an arsehole. The last one was a sexual assault and was fucking horrific. re: the Avery case, agree with Gem's first post about it. Also, they seemed to rely on the bill of sale and the magazine being with the house as evidence that the girl was there. Even if the police didn't plant them, that they're there doesn't prove that she was. And does anyone have any idea why Brendan Dassey's defence lawyers didn't play the last hour and a half of the interview video where Dassey complains the police "got in his head"? My lass hated Kratz's voice and stated, in a tone which brook no argument, "that man is a fucking weirdo pervert", took until the last episode but when the sexting revelation occurred... you've never seen a woman look so pleased with herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 All Dassy's lawyer had to show was the bit where he asked if he could get back to school to hand his report in. That made it blatently clear that he had no clue whatsoever what had just happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6130 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I haven't read the full transcript myself but apparently in that interview there is additional evidence that further implicates Dassy that was not touched on by the TV series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I've just finished watching this. I agree with the earlier posts that the Averys and Dasseys look like a bunch of wrong uns. Also a doco is very selective on how it presents the facts. However that said it seemed to me that there were massive holes and inconsistencies in the police case and I have no doubt whatsoever that they coerced the confession from Brendan and planted evidence to ensure Avery's conviction. Seems incomprehensible that the convictions were sound based on the evidence presented. It's a massive indictment of American justice and the level of bias in the system and media. The level of collusion between the police the DA and the public defenders was also very disturbing. Perhaps the most shocking thing for me was the trial by media, the unfettered speculation and slandering of the suspects and the way the police fed the press. There was no chance of a fair trial in that area after the way the press behaved. Fucking scumbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5890 Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Anyone seen West Memphis 3? Scarily similar documentary on Netflix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34181 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) Aye seen it and the earlier one about it, think it was called Paradise Lost. Another coerced confession. Edited February 3, 2016 by Gemmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Anyone seen West Memphis 3? Scarily similar documentary on NetflixI've got that lined up to watch. Heard it's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Aye seen it and the earlier one about it, think it was called Paradise Lost. Another coerced confession. I started watching West of Memphis the other day but they were referencing the three Paradise Lost films so I decided to watch them first. I'm glad I did was West Of Memphis takes up the story much further on (I only watched ten minutes of it but that was the way it appeared to be going). I watched the first one last night and its really good. For me it isn't as biased for one side or the other as Making A Murderer or even The Jinx is. At the end of the film (they get up to the verdict of the trial) I wouldn't like to say whether they are guilty or not. There certainly seems to be some flaws with the prosectution case but at least one of the kids accused comes accross really badly for his own defense. Mind you, the parents of the victims come accross even worse in some cases. Really looking forward to the other two and West Of Memphis now. Edited February 8, 2016 by David Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 13983 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 We watch a lot of Peppa Pig because the kids love it, what's your excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 13983 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 My excuse is I nicked that from Twitter. (And I'm sticking with it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8950 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 http://www.progressive.org/news/2016/01/188524/avery-case-defense-lawyer-dean-strang-speaks-out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Dean Strang for President of the New World Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8950 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Incredible that it's taken this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Incredible that it's taken this long. The land of the free.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37980721 Amazed it's taken this long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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