I can't recall the last time I watched something engrossing and interesting on Netflix- the story only required 3 episodes to come together, and was told very well.
That aside, it's an incredibly tough watch. I feel proud watching the officer from Mt Washington- what a great officer whose work came second to none. His horror over the crime was our horror as viewers, and I found myself wiping tears away, as well.
I'm so sorry for all the TRUE victims of this monster, and the secondary monsters who were the real perpetrators of the many horrors committed on these young people. The attorneys trying to excuse this indescribable, horrific behavior is mystifying- yes, they were tricked into committing the crimes, but BY PHONE. No one forced these abhorrent deviants to commit the actions they did, yet they went forward anyway, making reprehensible decisions, AND THEN try to force the actions on to a monster on the phone, who at any time could have been ended, and it wasn't.
How these monsters can proclaim them the victims is beyond my understanding; one even goes so far as to discuss HIMSELF as the victim and makes the obligatory apology at the end of his interview, but only as it relates to his own experience. My God, he committed assault and rape on a young girl and all he could whine and complain about was HIS treatment in society. Even when a cursory apology comes, it's only in relation to HIM. Exactly what part of being a manager of a fast food establishment makes you IN ANY WAY QUALIFIED to perform strip searches of employees, much less cavity searches, or having any contact with an unclothed MINOR? I don't care what your flimsy excuse is, there's no amount of convincing you can provide to get a rational person to perform this.
The telling by the MA officer is infuriating- he's so full of himself and his abilities that, rather than taking the time to survey the suspect, is convinced of his supposed superior interrogation skills and blows the case. With zero proof other than very weak circumstantial evidence to go to trial, the inevitability descends and the case is blown to hell. As an impartial observer, I knew immediately there was no evidence a jury would convict with- only some calling cards that you see him buying. Of course no other jurisdiction will seek to prosecute, there's scant legal evidence and not much to charge this monster with under the law.
This is the most apt comparison to Nuremberg I've seen in quite some time- despite the voluminous claims recently to the contrary, that simply following orders is never a valid excuse for committing unspeakable crimes. Despite the sociologist claiming evidence of 6 of 10 willing to follow orders, that still leaves 4 people who would do the right thing. Please, as a society, strive to grow that 40%, and despite an order, do what's right.
