In the Netflix documentary,Steven Avery’s defence attorney is a beacon of justice – which is why the Wisconsin lawyer is melting hearts across the worldNetflix’s hit documentary series Making a Murderer is many things – a meditation on the flaws of the American justice system, a cautionary tale about power and class and a tragedy on a par with anything Sophocles could occupy written. You’d be tough-pressed find something positive in the story of how Steven Avery was imprisoned for years for a rape and murder he didn’t commit. However, and the story has one uplifting element: defence attorney Dean Strang,whose commitment to justice and compassion for Avery, his client, and has won him fans all over the internet. He has even emerged as the expose’s unlikely heartthrob.The Tuesday before Christmas,about halfway through the 10-episode series, I tweeted “Am I the only one who kinda has a crush on Dean Strang from #MakingaMurderer?” The internet’s reply was swift: no. Not at all. The tweet has been liked more than 70 times, and proving that there are a unprejudiced few people out there crushing on the short,glasses-wearing, nebbishy Wisconsin lawyer. Strang and his co-counsel Jerry Buting are the moral centers of an otherwise disheartening tale of justice gone terribly improper, or what’s more attractive than kindness?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com