Murder in Milwaukee
- Episode aired Oct 22, 2017
- 59m
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Louis spends time with the Milwaukee Police Department as they patrol District 5.Louis spends time with the Milwaukee Police Department as they patrol District 5.Louis spends time with the Milwaukee Police Department as they patrol District 5.
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Dark States Murder in Milwaukee: Hard viewing but my empathy was lacking
I'm a huge Theroux fan and have been since Weird Weekends (1998). I adore his interview methods and his genuine lack of bias.
Here he visits Milwaukee one of the locations with the worst gun crime interviewing the police, locals and relatives of victims trying to get to the bottom of what makes Milwaukee so different and what is behind the epidemic of murders.
Being a Brit/American hybrid I've seen the worst of both and though my loyalty's always swayed towards the USA I've always been categorically against gun ownership in any form.
This documentary illustrates one of my many reasons and that people simply aren't responsible enough.
The reason for the outbreak in Milwaukee is pretty evident from the outset. Poverty causes lack of education, lack of education breeds crime and in an area where anyone can get hold of weapons including semi-automatic ones what exactly did people expect? People always tell me that guns should be available and that most are "Responsible gun owners". Trouble is everyone is a responsible gun owner right up until the point they're not. Everyone has their limits, everyone has their triggers and everyone can make mistakes.
The quoting the amendment is a poor argument for gun ownership, if the government ever did turn on its people and a militia was required then who is going to win, those with guns or those who control the military and have every weapon from automatic weapons to nukes!? Gun ownership does not justify the 100k+ people shot every year. Many of the kids in this documentary claim that they have to have guns to keep them safe from other people with guns but then the cycle never ends. Same in the UK with knife carrying kids, but one of those will end up using that knife regardless of who claims self-defence and who is the aggressor.
Louis also touches upon the animosity the locals have towards the police and I don't agree that most of this is justified. Are there some corrupt bigoted racist cops out there? Absolutely but I believe many incidents that have happened haven't been out of racism per say. Ever since the abolition of slavery the government and the media have portrayed the African American as a criminal, so is it any wonder so many people are jumpy? Can you tell me if you got on board a plane filled with Muslims not one single part of you would be concerned? Doesn't make you a racist, it's just programmed into you by the people you're supposed to be able to trust.
Though I find it tragic the position these people have found themselves in at the same time I lack as much empathy as you'd imagine. When these people carry guns down the street, tell the interviewer they like the street lifestyle and accept their "Place" in society instead of trying to get themselves out of that hell then I lose sympathy.
The Good:
Louis Theroux is great as always
Well made documentary
The Bad:
I just couldn't care as much as I was supposed to
Things I Learnt From This Documentary:
An AR15 can be considered a "Self defence weapon"
Here he visits Milwaukee one of the locations with the worst gun crime interviewing the police, locals and relatives of victims trying to get to the bottom of what makes Milwaukee so different and what is behind the epidemic of murders.
Being a Brit/American hybrid I've seen the worst of both and though my loyalty's always swayed towards the USA I've always been categorically against gun ownership in any form.
This documentary illustrates one of my many reasons and that people simply aren't responsible enough.
The reason for the outbreak in Milwaukee is pretty evident from the outset. Poverty causes lack of education, lack of education breeds crime and in an area where anyone can get hold of weapons including semi-automatic ones what exactly did people expect? People always tell me that guns should be available and that most are "Responsible gun owners". Trouble is everyone is a responsible gun owner right up until the point they're not. Everyone has their limits, everyone has their triggers and everyone can make mistakes.
The quoting the amendment is a poor argument for gun ownership, if the government ever did turn on its people and a militia was required then who is going to win, those with guns or those who control the military and have every weapon from automatic weapons to nukes!? Gun ownership does not justify the 100k+ people shot every year. Many of the kids in this documentary claim that they have to have guns to keep them safe from other people with guns but then the cycle never ends. Same in the UK with knife carrying kids, but one of those will end up using that knife regardless of who claims self-defence and who is the aggressor.
Louis also touches upon the animosity the locals have towards the police and I don't agree that most of this is justified. Are there some corrupt bigoted racist cops out there? Absolutely but I believe many incidents that have happened haven't been out of racism per say. Ever since the abolition of slavery the government and the media have portrayed the African American as a criminal, so is it any wonder so many people are jumpy? Can you tell me if you got on board a plane filled with Muslims not one single part of you would be concerned? Doesn't make you a racist, it's just programmed into you by the people you're supposed to be able to trust.
Though I find it tragic the position these people have found themselves in at the same time I lack as much empathy as you'd imagine. When these people carry guns down the street, tell the interviewer they like the street lifestyle and accept their "Place" in society instead of trying to get themselves out of that hell then I lose sympathy.
The Good:
Louis Theroux is great as always
Well made documentary
The Bad:
I just couldn't care as much as I was supposed to
Things I Learnt From This Documentary:
An AR15 can be considered a "Self defence weapon"
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