Serial reflects ideas on love, death, and the justice system. Serial is a compelling and confusing story of true crime that derives from conflicting stories, unanswered questions, and unfortunate consequences. Although Serial provides us with a background of the legal system, it offers an understanding of before and with the law, due process and the ambiguities of professional policing involving the fantasy of amateur detection involving the case of Hae Min Lee’s murder, but it contradicts the ways in which Adnan Syed’s innocence and the legal system interact.
The podcast Serial explores the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999 involving intense evidence for each episode portraying the moments up to Lee’s murder. There were various suspects who …show more content…
The jury, without reasonable cause, accused Adnan Syed of killing his ex-girlfriend, not based on factual evidence, but based on acquaintance. Adnan Syed does not receive a fair and equal trial since, for example, in Season one, episode one: The Alibi, the legal officials involved wanted to prove Syed was guilty by coming up with reasons as to why he would kill his ex-girlfriend. Sarah Koenig states, “Adnan wasn’t supposed to be dating, he was born in the US and he was born in Pakistan and his parents were conservative Muslims, no drinking, no smoking, no girls, all of that”. Adnan had to keep his relationship a secret and the state used it against him arguing, “First, he put everything on the line, his family, his relationship with the Mosque, to run around with this girl so when she broke up with him 8 months later he was left with nothing and he would be outraged”. Second, “look at what a liar he is, he plays a good Muslim at home and in the Mosque, but look at what he was up too”. (Koenig).2 This argument proves that the state assumed Syed as the killer because of his background and the way he presented himself to other people. This assumption reflects due process since Syed was not being treated equally and the state did not enforce due process for several reasons, they assumed he was the ex-boyfriend and he may …show more content…
Serial showed us that as listeners, we love a good crime and we are sucked in by the fascinating and persuasive way Sarah presents us with the information. Also, it teaches us that facts and further evidence are important when convicting somebody. Although, Serial failed at these two motives, furthermore, it provided us with true crime based on judgment, lack of evidence and inequality, nonetheless it’s mystery still leaves us
The podcast Serial explores the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999 involving intense evidence for each episode portraying the moments up to Lee’s murder. There were various suspects who …show more content…
The jury, without reasonable cause, accused Adnan Syed of killing his ex-girlfriend, not based on factual evidence, but based on acquaintance. Adnan Syed does not receive a fair and equal trial since, for example, in Season one, episode one: The Alibi, the legal officials involved wanted to prove Syed was guilty by coming up with reasons as to why he would kill his ex-girlfriend. Sarah Koenig states, “Adnan wasn’t supposed to be dating, he was born in the US and he was born in Pakistan and his parents were conservative Muslims, no drinking, no smoking, no girls, all of that”. Adnan had to keep his relationship a secret and the state used it against him arguing, “First, he put everything on the line, his family, his relationship with the Mosque, to run around with this girl so when she broke up with him 8 months later he was left with nothing and he would be outraged”. Second, “look at what a liar he is, he plays a good Muslim at home and in the Mosque, but look at what he was up too”. (Koenig).2 This argument proves that the state assumed Syed as the killer because of his background and the way he presented himself to other people. This assumption reflects due process since Syed was not being treated equally and the state did not enforce due process for several reasons, they assumed he was the ex-boyfriend and he may …show more content…
Serial showed us that as listeners, we love a good crime and we are sucked in by the fascinating and persuasive way Sarah presents us with the information. Also, it teaches us that facts and further evidence are important when convicting somebody. Although, Serial failed at these two motives, furthermore, it provided us with true crime based on judgment, lack of evidence and inequality, nonetheless it’s mystery still leaves us