re: American Nightmare — Netflix documentary

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Also, watching Aaron's testimony with the police, he is less emotional/angry/scared than I would be. People handle things differently, but calm isn't normal IMO.

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Nah. These LEO should be trained to know that people's emotional states (including their own) are entirely unpredictable and there is no "right" or "normal" reaction. I mean, he was likely quite sleep deprived AND had been drugged.

It's hard to internalize, but you actually have no idea how you would be (and neither do I). Sitting there, watching the show, of course I'm thinking "say this! do that! explain this part!". But I'm also not in the middle of the single biggest trauma of my life.

Just look at how often false confessions are obtained.