re: Brendan Dassey won't be released after all

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Would this change anyone's feeling on the case going forward?

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I doubt it - it's polarizing. Pragmatic folks (like myself) can look at this and see that Avery in all likelihood did the crime. Folks that are already inclined to disbelieve the police - and make no mistake about it - law enforcement/prosecutorial misconduct appears likely here - want to believe the worst about the cops, but not about this individual.

You can even read between the lines of the Pollyannaish documentary - Avery is of subaverage general intellect. Despite this, he is quite cunning. And even more damning for him, is he has developed the ability to manipulate those in his one branch family tree. He also thinks he is more clever than he actually is.

My final analysis is similar to O.J. - it is possible for cops to frame a guilty man. I'm torn as to how that should turn out. Do the guilty get a pass unless law enforcement conduct is perfect? Or, do we just allow any means if it justifies the ends?

I remain torn, particularly on Dassey. Just not sure how that all went down. But sure enough to not lose sleep over Avery and Dassey's incarceration.