a documentary done right in every aspect

a documentary done right in every aspect

En la primera línea, un hombre dice: “Sinceramente, no sé cómo alguien pudo sentirse atraído por eso; me desconcierta un poco cómo conseguía clientes”. Me pareció realmente impactante. En serio fue lo primero que le llamó la atención??
  Claro, una imagina que es por la época, pero instantáneamente me recordó a un argumento que escucho repetidamente hoy en día en redes sociales: “Todas a las que les molestan los chistes sobre violaciones son feas, las feministas se detectan fácil” o hasta invalidan a una víctima por su apariencia. Claro que el contexto no es el mismo, pero este tipo de comentarios que concentran su atención en lo superficial y no en los delitos son muy preocupantes. 

Obviamente entiendo que ella fue una asesina pero, como se aclara en el documental, pasó por mucho hasta llegar allí y, evidentemente, el sistema no se impone ante el tipo de criminales que la irrumpieron. Es decir, fue un poco irónico ver que la justicia de Estados Unidos en ese entonces, con ser culpable de un homicidio y siete acusaciones sin pruebas suficientes, podías ir directamente a la silla eléctrica. Pero, literalmente hoy, con más de mil acusaciones y millones de pruebas, no te mandan ni siquiera a la cárcel.

En la primera línea, un hombre dice: “Sinceramente, no sé cómo alguien pudo sentirse atraído por eso; me desconcierta un poco cómo conseguía clientes”. Me pareció realmente impactante. En serio fue lo primero que le llamó la atención??
  Claro, una imagina que es por la época, pero instantáneamente me recordó a un argumento que escucho repetidamente hoy en día en redes sociales: “Todas a las que les molestan los chistes sobre violaciones son feas, las feministas se detectan fácil” o hasta invalidan a una víctima por su apariencia. Claro que el contexto no es el mismo, pero este tipo de comentarios que concentran su atención en lo superficial y no en los delitos son muy preocupantes. 

Obviamente entiendo que ella fue una asesina pero, como se aclara en el documental, pasó por mucho hasta llegar allí y, evidentemente, el sistema no se impone ante el tipo de criminales que la irrumpieron. Es decir, fue un poco irónico ver que la justicia de Estados Unidos en ese entonces, con ser culpable de un homicidio y siete acusaciones sin pruebas suficientes, podías ir directamente a la silla eléctrica. Pero, literalmente hoy, con más de mil acusaciones y millones de pruebas, no te mandan ni siquiera a la cárcel.

compare this with the other aileen documentary and its so fucking clear she was not well. in the first one she was so put together, clear and understanding but in this one she was erratic, wide-eyed and terrifying. 15 minutes to clear her as stable? go fuck yourself. 

them men that tried to rape her got what they deserved.

compare this with the other aileen documentary and its so fucking clear she was not well. in the first one she was so put together, clear and understanding but in this one she was erratic, wide-eyed and terrifying. 15 minutes to clear her as stable? go fuck yourself. 

them men that tried to rape her got what they deserved.

its a must see to everyone

its a must see to everyone

I don't know what it is about her case but I feel genuine sympathy towards Aileen Wournos. Clearly a troubled woman who was let down by life and the system.

Nick Broomfield does a great job in documenting her story, focusing on her thoughts and words. She had clearly lost her grasp on reality by the end and it is almost laughable that she had to pass a mental and physical test to be deemed worthy of execution. A test which took only 15 mins and found her to be totally sane.

Before she was executed she spoke of many weird Hingis that they were doing to her in her cell, though the one that isn't odd is the account that the police knew who was behind the killings after the first victim was found. Stating that she did a terrible job of it and must have left multiple clues as to the culprit. A claim that seems even more reasonable if you have recently seen 'Making a Murderer' on Netflix.

There is another documentary I have found on Wournos and will be checking that out to see if it is about the multiple homocides she committed.

One part of the film I found unsettling was Broomfield telling Wournos that the cameras were away and then betraying her trust to try and catch her out. I found this upsetting as she was someone who had had her trust betrayed multiple times and here she was, allowing this film maker her trust, only to be secretly betrayed, yet again.

A killer she may be, but a killer created from society. She didn't prey on the young or the week. All her victims were middle aged men, seeking women of the night. She claims the killings were in self-defence, but this is something we will never know. One thing we can be sure of, these men weren't innocent.

And maybe that is why Wournos feels different from the serial killers that have infamously been glorified through the media. It is not that Wournos was a woman but that Bundy, Gacy, Gein, Dahmer and countless others, killed indiscriminately, and butchered innocent men, women and children.

I don't agree with the death penalty and even the statistics from the states that have and states that don't, prove that it is no deterrent. In the end Aileen Wournos chose herself to be executed, using the state to facilitate her wishes. Maybe if Wournos was in a different state, she could be studied and somehow, objectively shown how society can indeed turn an innocent child into a murderous adult.

I don't know what it is about her case but I feel genuine sympathy towards Aileen Wournos. Clearly a troubled woman who was let down by life and the system.

Nick Broomfield does a great job in documenting her story, focusing on her thoughts and words. She had clearly lost her grasp on reality by the end and it is almost laughable that she had to pass a mental and physical test to be deemed worthy of execution. A test which took only 15 mins and found her to be totally sane.

Before she was executed she spoke of many weird Hingis that they were doing to her in her cell, though the one that isn't odd is the account that the police knew who was behind the killings after the first victim was found. Stating that she did a terrible job of it and must have left multiple clues as to the culprit. A claim that seems even more reasonable if you have recently seen 'Making a Murderer' on Netflix.

There is another documentary I have found on Wournos and will be checking that out to see if it is about the multiple homocides she committed.

One part of the film I found unsettling was Broomfield telling Wournos that the cameras were away and then betraying her trust to try and catch her out. I found this upsetting as she was someone who had had her trust betrayed multiple times and here she was, allowing this film maker her trust, only to be secretly betrayed, yet again.

A killer she may be, but a killer created from society. She didn't prey on the young or the week. All her victims were middle aged men, seeking women of the night. She claims the killings were in self-defence, but this is something we will never know. One thing we can be sure of, these men weren't innocent.

And maybe that is why Wournos feels different from the serial killers that have infamously been glorified through the media. It is not that Wournos was a woman but that Bundy, Gacy, Gein, Dahmer and countless others, killed indiscriminately, and butchered innocent men, women and children.

I don't agree with the death penalty and even the statistics from the states that have and states that don't, prove that it is no deterrent. In the end Aileen Wournos chose herself to be executed, using the state to facilitate her wishes. Maybe if Wournos was in a different state, she could be studied and somehow, objectively shown how society can indeed turn an innocent child into a murderous adult.