Amanda Knox

A lot of people said, well, it's just because he's a bad dude. He doesn't care what the truth is. He's just covering his ass. Like these were all really simplistic ways of framing his motivations. And I didn't really buy them. So instead, what I was interested in was going to the source and confronting him. asking why.

A lot of people said, well, it's just because he's a bad dude. He doesn't care what the truth is. He's just covering his ass. Like these were all really simplistic ways of framing his motivations. And I didn't really buy them. So instead, what I was interested in was going to the source and confronting him. asking why.

A lot of people said, well, it's just because he's a bad dude. He doesn't care what the truth is. He's just covering his ass. Like these were all really simplistic ways of framing his motivations. And I didn't really buy them. So instead, what I was interested in was going to the source and confronting him. asking why.

But to ask someone, why did you hurt me, which I think is a really common thing that people who have been hurt want to know is they want an acknowledgement that they've been hurt and they want to understand why and they they want to know if that person is not going to hurt them anymore or not going to hurt other people like that's really common for people who have been hurt.

But to ask someone, why did you hurt me, which I think is a really common thing that people who have been hurt want to know is they want an acknowledgement that they've been hurt and they want to understand why and they they want to know if that person is not going to hurt them anymore or not going to hurt other people like that's really common for people who have been hurt.

But to ask someone, why did you hurt me, which I think is a really common thing that people who have been hurt want to know is they want an acknowledgement that they've been hurt and they want to understand why and they they want to know if that person is not going to hurt them anymore or not going to hurt other people like that's really common for people who have been hurt.

The challenge is that people who hurt other people don't like to be confronted with that fact. And so how do you start a conversation that's not going to immediately become adversarial? And that was one of my biggest challenges. But I came up with this methodology that actually became so important to me that I tattooed it on my arm. So this is it. There are four steps.

The challenge is that people who hurt other people don't like to be confronted with that fact. And so how do you start a conversation that's not going to immediately become adversarial? And that was one of my biggest challenges. But I came up with this methodology that actually became so important to me that I tattooed it on my arm. So this is it. There are four steps.

The challenge is that people who hurt other people don't like to be confronted with that fact. And so how do you start a conversation that's not going to immediately become adversarial? And that was one of my biggest challenges. But I came up with this methodology that actually became so important to me that I tattooed it on my arm. So this is it. There are four steps.

And the first one is find common ground. So it's this Venn diagram. Find common ground. I promise you that every single person on this earth, you have something in common with them. Find it. So I asked myself, what could I and my prosecutor have in common? I didn't know this man. I didn't know what his history was, what his background was.

And the first one is find common ground. So it's this Venn diagram. Find common ground. I promise you that every single person on this earth, you have something in common with them. Find it. So I asked myself, what could I and my prosecutor have in common? I didn't know this man. I didn't know what his history was, what his background was.

And the first one is find common ground. So it's this Venn diagram. Find common ground. I promise you that every single person on this earth, you have something in common with them. Find it. So I asked myself, what could I and my prosecutor have in common? I didn't know this man. I didn't know what his history was, what his background was.

But I did know that he, like me, was part of this really big group. scandalous in the media case. And he very likely felt misconstrued or misrepresented also in the process, maybe dehumanized in the process. And so I reached out to him and I acknowledged that fact. I said, hey, I don't know who you are. I only ever encountered you in the police office and in the courtroom where you were

But I did know that he, like me, was part of this really big group. scandalous in the media case. And he very likely felt misconstrued or misrepresented also in the process, maybe dehumanized in the process. And so I reached out to him and I acknowledged that fact. I said, hey, I don't know who you are. I only ever encountered you in the police office and in the courtroom where you were

But I did know that he, like me, was part of this really big group. scandalous in the media case. And he very likely felt misconstrued or misrepresented also in the process, maybe dehumanized in the process. And so I reached out to him and I acknowledged that fact. I said, hey, I don't know who you are. I only ever encountered you in the police office and in the courtroom where you were

someone who was trying to ruin my life. So you were a big, scary boogeyman. And I saw you in the media, and I've seen how the media represented you. But knowing from experience, I know how that can be very misrepresentative. So I said to him, I want to know who you really are. And I hope that you might be interested to know who I really am, because I don't think you know who I really am.

someone who was trying to ruin my life. So you were a big, scary boogeyman. And I saw you in the media, and I've seen how the media represented you. But knowing from experience, I know how that can be very misrepresentative. So I said to him, I want to know who you really are. And I hope that you might be interested to know who I really am, because I don't think you know who I really am.

someone who was trying to ruin my life. So you were a big, scary boogeyman. And I saw you in the media, and I've seen how the media represented you. But knowing from experience, I know how that can be very misrepresentative. So I said to him, I want to know who you really are. And I hope that you might be interested to know who I really am, because I don't think you know who I really am.

I don't think that you would have prosecuted me if you knew who I really am. And that was the beginning of the dialogue. This like I went out of my way to acknowledge that he might have had noble motivations even if he was wrong. And I think this is like a really important thing is I wanted to give him radical benefit of the doubt.

I don't think that you would have prosecuted me if you knew who I really am. And that was the beginning of the dialogue. This like I went out of my way to acknowledge that he might have had noble motivations even if he was wrong. And I think this is like a really important thing is I wanted to give him radical benefit of the doubt.