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Percentage-wise, in terms of overturned convictions due to new evidence (or simply retrying on the old stuff), no, we do not.

The point of my original post, which we got away from a bit, is that it probably matters A LOT to Hae's family if he did it or not. As far as they're probably concerned, her daughter was murdered, the murderer was caught, and despite a not-so-great prosecution justice prevailed and the man who strangled their daughter

Yes. I want to say he could also be charged with destroying evidence.

Ah, the question no one can answer. Certainly not Jay, because he doesn't want to go to jail for assisting in covering up a murder. I forget the fancy legal term for that thing he totally did.

No. The prosecution would (rightly) question her about details. Memories are tricky. Eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable.

She couldn't even remember the correct weather for that day! The prosecution would tear holes in that.

Yes, the juggarnat that is Asia's testimony that she might have seen him in the library.

Actually a whole bunch of judges didn't think that until the podcast became really popular.

I think Serial shattered a lot of people's beliefs that people are often convicted on less-than-perfect proof. It's more of a gut choice.

Oh, yeah, I agree with you that there were reasons to look at the evidence again. But he did have a trial where a jury voted to convict, probably because they figured, "Hey, the evidence is enough. He totally did it." And in the American legal system, juries decide the truth.

I mean to say, he probably did it and they were happy that their daughter's killer went to jail, and now he's going to get a new trial because America likes podcasts.

I'm sure Hae Min Lee's family is thrilled about all this.

Right, that's what I mean.

I've never seen any of this movies and have no desire to, but I know all about the mechanics because the concern of the Purge is now somehow part of our pop-cultural consciousness. (Hi, Rick and Morty, but they're not the only ones) Like it is a neat idea, it's just not thought out at all, but you can under-explain it

At least this time he has some nice slacks.

Usually here, and the AV Club is pretty well-sourced in comparison to other stuff I've seen online.

All I know about Luke Cage at this point is that every time I check in the show seems to have been pushed back another month. First it was June, then "Summer," them September 1st, then September 30th. Network TV can hold to a schedule. Why can't Netflix?

He's been spending too much time with Tim and Eric. Or … not enough?

How was Watchmen not mentioned in this article? I guess it wasn't a list of EVERY opening scene that topped the rest of the movie.

The skyrocketing ticket prices is precisely 100% of the reason I go to less movies each year. They are becoming unaffordable. I don't know why this is so baffling to everyone in the industry. I'll see your crappy February-release horror movie, but I won't see it for $15.95.