The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher

Re:The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher by danpalmer on Thursday March 25, 2021 @08:50AM (#26579567)

This is a good policy. I recently watched "The Investigation" (Efterforskningen), a Danish TV dramatisation of the investigation into the murder of Kim Wall in 2017. Something I realised after a while is that the accused is never named nor shown or heard in the show, at all.

There's no detail lost, it's an in-depth retelling, it has all the information you need to get an understanding of the case. It also doesn't feel forced – it took me a while to notice it.

I believe the show does justice to the victim without giving anything to the perpetrator, and it's refreshing.

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Re:The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher by JackFr on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:48AM (#26580949)

"the show does justice to the victim" -- I'm not sure what that means, whether it can be meaningful. I imagine most victims would rather just be left alone, including the dead ones.

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Re:The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher by dzmien on Friday March 26, 2021 @11:59AM (#26593640)

I can't imagine that the family of the victim would experience any "justice" from the mass consumption of their grief and pain for entertainment.

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Re:The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher by danpalmer on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:11AM (#26619575)

Fair point, maybe I took that too far.

Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I felt the show was as respectful to the victim as possible.

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