Amanda Knox

They were just trying to have to represent due process. And I felt like that was a really interesting case of people confusing the what what is the role of a defense attorney. And I think you're right. Like some defense attorneys really don't care. If their clients are guilty or innocent because they are also in this adversarial system.

And so they are also in this position of just wanting to win and wanting to make the lives of law enforcement difficult. And they're willing to throw victims under the bus in the process. Like I've had really frank conversations with people.

And so they are also in this position of just wanting to win and wanting to make the lives of law enforcement difficult. And they're willing to throw victims under the bus in the process. Like I've had really frank conversations with people.

And so they are also in this position of just wanting to win and wanting to make the lives of law enforcement difficult. And they're willing to throw victims under the bus in the process. Like I've had really frank conversations with people.

with friends of mine in the innocence world where they talk about how they were trained to just destroy a victim in order to diminish their credibility in court and to really put them in a really bad position so they didn't want to pursue justice for themselves. And they look back and go, oh, my God, I can't believe that that's how I was trained to be a defense attorney.

with friends of mine in the innocence world where they talk about how they were trained to just destroy a victim in order to diminish their credibility in court and to really put them in a really bad position so they didn't want to pursue justice for themselves. And they look back and go, oh, my God, I can't believe that that's how I was trained to be a defense attorney.

with friends of mine in the innocence world where they talk about how they were trained to just destroy a victim in order to diminish their credibility in court and to really put them in a really bad position so they didn't want to pursue justice for themselves. And they look back and go, oh, my God, I can't believe that that's how I was trained to be a defense attorney.

But like that was just part of the game. And I think that's where this whole course of justice gets completely distorted because it's like, well, what is the what is the point of all of this? Like it should be about like arriving at the truth and then doing and then having there be like some recognized consequences for acknowledging what really happened.

But like that was just part of the game. And I think that's where this whole course of justice gets completely distorted because it's like, well, what is the what is the point of all of this? Like it should be about like arriving at the truth and then doing and then having there be like some recognized consequences for acknowledging what really happened.

But like that was just part of the game. And I think that's where this whole course of justice gets completely distorted because it's like, well, what is the what is the point of all of this? Like it should be about like arriving at the truth and then doing and then having there be like some recognized consequences for acknowledging what really happened.

Like we need to address the issue, which is somebody got hurt by someone else. What do we do now? What? And instead, it's become, well, I'm going to win. Like, I'm on this team. You're on this team. Fight, fight, fight. Let's see who wins. And as a result, the whole issue of truth gets distorted and becomes about making the best story that captures the people's attention. Yeah.

Like we need to address the issue, which is somebody got hurt by someone else. What do we do now? What? And instead, it's become, well, I'm going to win. Like, I'm on this team. You're on this team. Fight, fight, fight. Let's see who wins. And as a result, the whole issue of truth gets distorted and becomes about making the best story that captures the people's attention. Yeah.

Like we need to address the issue, which is somebody got hurt by someone else. What do we do now? What? And instead, it's become, well, I'm going to win. Like, I'm on this team. You're on this team. Fight, fight, fight. Let's see who wins. And as a result, the whole issue of truth gets distorted and becomes about making the best story that captures the people's attention. Yeah.

I think, I mean, that was a huge lesson for me, was realizing that, like, the truth didn't matter. Like, nobody cared about the truth. They cared about the story. And was it a story that spoke to them? And was it a story that lingered for them? And that's, you know, an ongoing thing that I write about is like, okay, here's this crazy story that is not true, that took over my life.

I think, I mean, that was a huge lesson for me, was realizing that, like, the truth didn't matter. Like, nobody cared about the truth. They cared about the story. And was it a story that spoke to them? And was it a story that lingered for them? And that's, you know, an ongoing thing that I write about is like, okay, here's this crazy story that is not true, that took over my life.

I think, I mean, that was a huge lesson for me, was realizing that, like, the truth didn't matter. Like, nobody cared about the truth. They cared about the story. And was it a story that spoke to them? And was it a story that lingered for them? And that's, you know, an ongoing thing that I write about is like, okay, here's this crazy story that is not true, that took over my life.

And that still has this huge role. Like I'm still in conversation with that crazy story that was written about me. And and the fact that like my entire identity is now wrapped up in the death of my friend that I had nothing to do with. And I'll forever be defined by it because it's such a captivating story.

And that still has this huge role. Like I'm still in conversation with that crazy story that was written about me. And and the fact that like my entire identity is now wrapped up in the death of my friend that I had nothing to do with. And I'll forever be defined by it because it's such a captivating story.

And that still has this huge role. Like I'm still in conversation with that crazy story that was written about me. And and the fact that like my entire identity is now wrapped up in the death of my friend that I had nothing to do with. And I'll forever be defined by it because it's such a captivating story.

What he says, and it's very – again, it goes back to like what are we telling ourselves and what is the cognitive bias? And I think this is where it gets super interesting because winning – is interpreted in some people's minds as doing their duty, right? Like the way that my prosecutor has always talked about it with me is that he maintains that he was doing his duty. This was his job.