I appreciate the way this was put together. It does not give you a specific POV which it forces one to adopt, but allows you to be the judge and jury. But it's still haunting.
If you accept that Anna is right - then DMan's family felt uncomfortable letting him become an adult man and live independently. Which would be really sad because they'd have centred their comfort over his needs. There is some anecdotal evidence that perhaps he was fully aware of what was going on (especially the addiction he has now). If that is the case, removing Anna from his life was the wrong decision. That possibility makes his current existence a very haunting possibility.
On the other hand, if facilitated communication is a hoax (and again there is anecdotal evidence), then Anna is a villain and DMan's family did the right thing.
Someone is a hero and someone is a villain. But it also feels like whoever is the villain was an unwitting villain. What then is justice in those circumstances?
I appreciate the way Louis Theroux does documentaries. He documents and lets us sit with the burden of deciding and finding a resolution.
If you accept that Anna is right - then DMan's family felt uncomfortable letting him become an adult man and live independently. Which would be really sad because they'd have centred their comfort over his needs. There is some anecdotal evidence that perhaps he was fully aware of what was going on (especially the addiction he has now). If that is the case, removing Anna from his life was the wrong decision. That possibility makes his current existence a very haunting possibility.
On the other hand, if facilitated communication is a hoax (and again there is anecdotal evidence), then Anna is a villain and DMan's family did the right thing.
Someone is a hero and someone is a villain. But it also feels like whoever is the villain was an unwitting villain. What then is justice in those circumstances?
I appreciate the way Louis Theroux does documentaries. He documents and lets us sit with the burden of deciding and finding a resolution.