Additionally, it was brought to my attention that Americans in this show strived to either succeed, maintain control, protect and bring justice to others, or obtain some sense of self purpose and belonging. By doing so they end up destroy the lives of the people around them. American Crime does its work by combining complicated issues within diverging social classes, races, sexualities, and genders and applying them to realistic situations or reactions. Finally, ABC’s television series opened my eyes to multiple issues in America and also made me more empathetic to different types of people as a …show more content…
By covering topics such as homosexuality and rape they managed to get the viewers’ attention regarding the effects of abuse in today 's society. Eric attempted suicide in episode four instead of coming out and feeling like people would support the true person he is. Coming out as a gay male in high school resulted in him being disowned within his family and used for positive publicity. He was even more confused and uncomfortable after than when he was still in the closet. He retaliated out of fear in ways that shamed other homosexuals for being openly gay and again, is counterproductive to achieving peace for his own community. Similarly, reporting a sexual assault also wreaked havoc for characters like Taylor and Evy. Taylor was victimized over and over again verbally, physically, and emotionally without any form of justice being in his favor. When they investigated and interrogated the issue in episode five, they questioned everyone like they already knew he was lying. Evy’s case, on the other hand, resulted in a physical altercation between two boys that spiraled out of control and so her accusations weren 't even a priority to the situation. People in America are abused every single day and then later persecuted for things that happened out of their control. This fact, among other sensitive topics, are exemplified so perfectly into this storyline. (Ridley,