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KGhaleon t1_iu1x2i1 wrote

I'm glad yall celebrating Dahmer's life and hobby.

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After_Hovercraft7822 t1_iu2wvil wrote

It’s absolutely not that.

The series spends less time focusing on Dahmer then you’d think. It never tries to humanize him or make you empathetic towards him. The series makes it clear that he’s a monster through and through. So much so that the man that kills him in prison is briefly shown as a calm, reasonable man, wrestling with what he feels is a moral and holy obligation to do what the justice system failed to do.

2/3 of the series focuses more on the impact of Dahmer’s horrific acts, the failures of law enforcement and the justice system that allowed it to go on, and the fact that Dahmer hunted people of color largely unnoticed. It even takes the time to give the audience information about the victims, to reinforce that these were people with lives, aspirations, and people that cared about them.

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Trill-I-Am t1_iu31r4s wrote

The guy who killed him was a schizophrenic who killed someone else at the same time he killed Dahmer

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After_Hovercraft7822 t1_iu37wet wrote

This is true. However I’m talking about this dramatization and how the people are portrayed.

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KGhaleon t1_iu30mv7 wrote

The guy that killed Dahmer was just another murderer in prison for similar reasons. Dude wasn't religious.

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After_Hovercraft7822 t1_iu386gu wrote

Correct. But I’m talking about this dramatization and how the this person is portrayed, in context to the larger narrative.

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ChristopherCaulk t1_iu8helz wrote

He told the guards that God told him to do it. Sounds pretty fucking religious to me.

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