Reckless and divisive storytelling
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“Either you side with Matthew or his victims.
What’s more sinister - physical harm or psychological harm?
Either you take stalking seriously or you don’t.
So much of this podcast is presented as a simple binary assessment, but the reality is so much more complex.
It is possible for there to be multiple victims in this scenario - including the perpetrator and his family. Victims who will be looking over their shoulder for the rest of their lives; but also a neurodivergent person who didn’t get the help they needed at an early stage and whose challenges will only be exacerbated in prison.
The podcast says it tries to answer the questions of who Matthew is, why he does what he does, and how he gets away with it. But it doesn’t do much more than retelling the facts of the case. There is only light touch consideration of what he complex overlay of autism and criminology, mostly coming back to the point that “not all autistic people are prone to stalking” - which is a fair point but a weird one to focus on.
Worse than a missed opportunity to explore an interesting range of complex factors, this was genuinely dangerous and demonising. I kept waiting for it to show some compassion and dig a bit deeper, but was left feeling let down and angry by the end of the last episode. I really wished I never listened to this.”
Hughdles via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/13/24
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“Since episode 4, all I can think about is does no one realize that prisoners have access to the internet?
Also, Matthew’s mother is biased and blinded by her love for her son. She enabled him for the decade he stalked these people by coddling him and paying his bills. Donna, it isn’t that things...”Read full review »
Rahlala5 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/22
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“I haven’t finished the series but it’s already clear how apparently little can be done to protect people from determined stalkers and how much needs to be done to hold them accountable. Great to have a series like this make this so clear.”
&£&£&£@7654 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/08/22
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“This is just so disturbing to me that you have been so superficial dealing with this horrible situation. It has been very hard to listen to…Matthew and his targets are ALL victims! You have failed to adequately make this crucial point. A neuro diverse individual, viewed as just a difficult...”Read full review »
HAPP inc via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/26/22
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