Making A Murderder (Netflix Doc)

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    I've often wondered about the prejudice which benefits police officers. Many times in the doc (and in other cases I've followed) people say things like, "These are police officers, they are officers of the law, there we can trust them to tell the truth."

    It's always seems weird to me. I mean, if there were no cases on record of police interference or corruption, then I could agree with this. But why are we still accepting this archaic idea that when a cop says something they are probably telling the truth? We can presume that most cops are good people (as most people are good people) and there a few are bad apples in law enforcement.

    Cops are human. They make mistakes and break laws. They cover things up. They are human. I understand that their word has to be taken as truth in minor cases (traffic court, etc) but in something like this I don't get it.

    Two suspects have their lives on the line, and there is some circumstantial evidence that the police and prosecutorial team are either lying or, at the very least, are breaking protocol and even breaking the law. Yet, you still hear many people say things like, "well, they are the police, so you'd better be careful about suggesting they did something wrong."

    The cops and investigators in this case clearly broke rules and covered their tracks. There is paperwork showing that they are not doing their jobs properly and acting in their own self-interest. There is video and testimony where they circumvent laws and the deny constitutional rights to suspects.

    But still, there is a prosecutor in front of a jury saying these same cops and investigators are beyond accusation.

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    • been having the same thoughts myself. My wife and I have been watching this (only 5 episodes in as yet) and it's absolutely maddening to see how quickly andexador1
    • easily it is for the establishment to frame them. I'm very curious to see if this massive amount of publicity can change things for Avery.exador1
    • Quite simply, it's one thing to hoodwink or hushup locally, but this has gone world-wide now. EVERYONE knows.
      Hoping all this attention helps the guys..      exador1
    • Without new evidence, all the public opinion in America probably won't help.nb
    • The police also committed perjury on the stand!instrmntl
    • it worked for the Memphis 3 ... i think it will work the same for Avery and his nephewRamanisky2
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