In fact, the focus of this drama is not whether Jacob is innocent, but rather looking at the entire process, including judicial fairness, public opinion, and changes in the mindset of the parties. But I still want to take a moment to clarify that I think Jacob is not the reason for killing the real murderer.
In fact, it is very simple. It depends on whether the theory of guilt makes sense logically.
The "evidence" against Jacob (not only the evidence in court, but everything that the audience can see with God's perspective) are:
1. He was bullied by Ben and had deep malice towards Ben, and he did not even have a lot of sympathy for his death (whether it was his online remarks after Ben's death or the assessment of his consultants);
2. He bought a knife with the intention of showing off. He was thrown away by his father afterwards. He has not undergone any tests (I think this is a good way to show his doubts about him, even if you find a place to hide it, or make it simple The luminol test is also good, because it is lost, but it can not prove that the knife is not a murder weapon);
3. According to the assessment of the consultant, he does have genes for violence and low empathy, and also showed low empathy ability;
4. Publish one's own "emoticon pack" (American mental patient) on the Internet, and publish the first-perspective murder cool article on the Internet;
5. It seems that I don’t know how to deal with interpersonal relationships. Good buddy, he sold him back in the first episode. Sarah, who did not hesitate to shake off her own scandal, turned around and was scolded by him as slut (but wanted Note that the two obviously reconciled afterwards);
6. I have seen very unhealthy things on the Internet.
It seems almost that's it.
If Jacob is the murderer, then I can think of three possibilities:
1. He has always been a small anti-social pervert, and he has long had the urge to kill. He bought a knife because he wanted to take revenge, so he finally found a chance to kill;
2. He did not have a perverted impulse to kill, but he did kill on impulse, and he regretted it afterwards;
3. I didn't always have the urge to kill, but I killed someone on impulse, but I had a good sense of strength. Afterwards, it was more dark than regret.
Before starting the analysis, I would like to say that I believe the consultant’s assessment is that Jacob has low empathy, and Jacob always insists that he is innocent (when he was asked, he kept saying that he Did not kill, including when Lori was in the car with him at the end, it was obvious that his confession was only to appease Lori's emotions), then I think Jacob had no intention of confessing guilt.
If it is assumed that he killed someone, did not intend to be arrested after he killed him, and deliberately concealed his behavior, then his actual behavior would be too stupid.
If that knife is a murder weapon, then he seems to have no idea of dealing with a murder weapon. Because the easiest way to deal with it is to wipe off the obvious fingerprints on the knife, and then throw it away or bury it. If he kills someone with a knife, and then chooses to clean it and take it home (there is an unreasonable place here, it is said that he walked the trail and went directly to the school. If he killed someone halfway, where did he go? Cleaned up? Because Ben’s body was found quickly, and there was no mention of Jacob being late that day), and then put the knife where his father could easily find it? If this knife became a souvenir of the first blood, would he spare no effort to clean it and take the risk to bring it back, but then put it in a drawer casually?
Ben has a history of bullying him, and his lack of sympathy for Ben's experience seems to make sense, but why do you have to say inappropriate things when everyone is mourning him (the online message at the beginning)? If the murder has a certain premeditated nature, what he should consider at this time is to cover up his suspicion, rather than let himself become a target of public criticism, right? The emoji package and Shuangwen behind are also the same.
Maybe he is anti-social? He is dominated by strong anti-social sentiments and can't control the urge to leave messages, P photos, and send cool messages? But if this is the case, this impulse should have a certain consistency, but before the incident, he also had friends (although it quickly turned back), and after the incident, he established a friendship with Sarah , Even after the cold war for a while, the two reconciled again (I really can’t imagine that if it weren’t for Jacob’s apology, Sarah would still pay attention to him). I think this shows Jacob's willingness to establish normal emotional relationships, which is in conflict with anti-social personality (but it is also possible that he has this willingness, but it is difficult to maintain normal emotional relationships for a long time because of his anti-social tendencies).
But if he kills people and has anti-social psychology, which makes him feel happy, then this kind of pleasure needs to be constantly upgraded. This can refer to American dramas such as "Mind Hunter" and "Criminal Minds". Then the comments, P pictures, and Shuangwen are obviously a decline, not an increase, compared with the murder. In addition, if he kills, then there should be an upward curve before killing. It is the famous "bedwetting, animal cruelty and arson", but there is no mention of any such incidents before or after him in the play. If he has uncontrollable anti-social desires, he needs to be satisfied by comments, P pictures and cool texts. In the seventh episode, when his cool texts are read out in public, his expression should be satisfied, not silent Weeping. As I said earlier, if this kind of emotion and impulse exists, there should be consistency. If his perverted desire needs to be vented by writing a cool article at such a critical moment (written on the Internet, it means that he wants someone to see ), then when he finally gets this kind of open catharsis, he should have unconcealed satisfaction, or even pride, rather than a feeling of "it's finished".
If he kills someone and feels remorse, this is completely invisible in the show. His behavior is more like a teenager who has been wronged and constantly making emotions, rather than a person who is entangled with guilt and regret. Compared with his mother, he can see that Lori is obviously ashamed, because she doesn't trust her son much.
To sum up, I am more inclined to think that Jacob did not kill, but because of Ben’s bullying, he has no sympathy for Ben’s death (low empathy is also a factor). When he sees a piece of mourning on the Internet, it’s difficult to control it. The anger in his heart, because he was dead, he closed the coffin and concluded that he became a white lotus. Only Jacob, who was bullied by him, would choke those classmates with anger.
When he was betrayed by his friends and everyone’s misunderstandings (he was already dead in society before he was clearly convicted), Jacob, who felt wronged and isolated, developed a rebellious mentality, that photo was taken, you guys You all think I’m a pervert, right? That’s it, right?
It was the same with Sarah. He thought that when the world was dark, there was someone still willing to be close to him and be his friend. Then he realized that this person was just guilty (from Jacob’s point of view). The bad words (scum, didn't they help you) are actually a reaction after injury;
In the original work of the same name of "Mind Hunter" (the work of the founder of the Behavior Analysis Group of the FBI), it is written that women are also inclined to self-harm, while men are inclined to attack others. I think Jacob sees the so-called cut porn More to compensate for your cathartic psychology in the form of images;
And that cool article, I think it even more shows his innocence, he is dead, it seems that the people he has bullied never have a chance to say his grievances, Jacob felt unprecedented loneliness in his heart, he put his grievances. I want to use words to kill the bully who remains in my heart (note that there is nothing in the text that is not in the newspaper). This is actually a kind of cowardice and helplessness. The resistance (that’s why I called it Shuangwen, because it was Jacob’s venting of emotions. From the description of this text, you can see that he has portrayed himself as a very powerful image, and said the other person. It seemed that there was no power to fight back), and when the article was read out in court, Jacob realized that his grievance and loneliness would no longer be understood. This article that carried his pain became his own criminal evidence. Will cry helplessly.
Jacob's series of operations are indeed extremely stupid, but as I analyzed above, I think it is more of an innocent person's behavior under a strong sense of grievance and loneliness.
Personally, when I saw him crying in court, I very much believed in his innocence. But his father actually had doubts about him from the beginning, but he just refused to admit it to himself. In the end, even his mother didn't believe him, and even had a nervous breakdown to take him to death. If Jacob wakes up and remembers his mother's behavior, he really doesn't know how to maintain this family.
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