Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

Great film awesome story of how these "regular" people found this killer. The last 10 seconds are BS. I nor any of you people that watched this made this man do anything. His mental defect was the fault. His lack of ability to handle and properly function in society was at fault. So the arrogance and moral superiority of the writers and of Buadi for what they wrote/said in the last ten seconds ruined an otherwise well done show about a real person and real events. I would also like to point out that instead of being left with the feeling of this tragedy for the Lin family I am turned off by the show and it completely (almost) wiped that part of the show away. and that had only just been shown a minutes or so ahead of line that ruined the show. I have no fear that my interest in this show did cause or will cause some other person to become a killer. Each person is solely responsible for his/her own actions. Under no circumstance did I or any one else cause Luka or Ted or Jeffery or any other killer to become a killer. We in no way put these thoughts in their heads nor made them in any way at all do these things. I am fine with my reflection and I do care.

This documentary is excellent. I knew nothing of the horrors committed before watching the show and for me that was the best way to watch. It was truly gripping and horrifying watching the crimes escalate over time and watching the police investigation unfold. I watched all 3 episodes in one sitting. At times I had to look away as some of the videos are very disturbing. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this documentary, especially if you don't know anything about the crimes in advance. Unfortunately I had to dock 2 points off the score: 1) for not mentioning the other pair of hands in the cat video. Even if they never found out who it was, they could've said so and not left it unmentioned. 2) for the last minute or so where they accuse the viewer of being complicit. I thought this was a silly comment to make. First off, Baudi and John clearly didn't feel that guilty about egging-on the criminal or they wouldn't have agreed to the documentary. They seem to view themselves as heroes when, in reality, their investigation had almost no impact on the eventual police investigation and arrest. They seemed to fetishize "the chase" just as much as the criminal himself and actually drove an innocent man to suicide, so yeah - not really the heroes. Having said that, their inclusion in the documentary made sense and it probably would have been weird not to have them, it just annoyed me that they had the audacity to place guilt on the audience, when they literally drove a man to suicide and most people will have known nothing of the horrors that occured before watching the show.

I have very mixed feelings about this documentary. On the one hand, it is incredibly gripping, unspeakably horrifying and uniquely fascinating. On the other hand, I don't feel like this vile piece of s**t deserves any airtime whatsoever. It always disgusts me to see media outlets lavish attention on subhuman scum like the creature (I refuse to name him) featured in this story. It is exactly what these monsters want and it encourages other deviants to tread similar paths. I was also somewhat disturbed by the two main interviewees, who both seemed worryingly excitable about the whole situation. Surely you would want to be blurred out and remain anonymous when involving yourself in something as awful as this? It seems extreme narcissism and attention-seeking isn't limited to serial killers. Despite my distaste at these aspects of the documentary, I cannot deny being absolutely captivated by this story and the way it was told. The events are so extreme and surreal that it is difficult to believe any of it actually happened. If this was a work of fiction, I'd be commenting that it was far-fetched and unrealistic. Yet, even though this was one of the most enthralling things I have watched in recent years, I would not recommend it to anybody. Partly because it is so traumatic (I had to literally close my eyes and cover my ears numerous times, something I've never had to do before) and could genuinely traumatise many viewers. But mainly because it gives the protagonist exactly what he wants: notoriety. A very troubling documentary that raises many difficult questions about the internet, social media and vigilante justice.

New on Netflix today, I figured I'll watch the first episode before getting ready for work. I'm now late and have binged all 3 ep's. It's cost me £15 in lost wages, and worth every minute! It's a well researched, skillfully written and edited documentary that is a very relevant critique of our modern culture. The soundtrack adds another layer and helps to build up the tension nicely. No spoilers, don't worry. The doc' ends up questioning our values, the desire for fame and how far some people will go to get just a little slice of it. The focus starts with a small and very determined team of internet sleuths, and ends with twists a plenty. One tiny spoiler (okay, I lied) I couldn't get over how delusional the mother still is about her 'little boy' despite all of the evidence presented to us. I think this is a must watch series that asks us all about our own voyeuristic nature, and whether our obsession with celebrity culture can actually kick start and fuel some very depraved behavior. There's always been sadists and killers, but are they now more common because of easy access to the platform that is social media? There's a great line from 'Baudi', one of the main hunters "Are you complicit? Maybe it's time to turn off the machine"? She's talking directly to us. Luckily you don't get to see the animal torture. If you're tuning in in the hope that you will, get help.

I liked the suspense, the built-up, the pace... Just one thing annoyed me a lot. The last minute when the main person looks into the camera telling me to think about my guilt. What? You have been doing this for 18 months and still is occupied with it and you try to ask me my guilt... I just saw a docu of what... 4 hours? and never heared of the story before... and you try to make me feel guilty. That was an anti-climax. In a grown-up world everyone is, in the end, responsible for their own actions. Millions of people have issues and deal with them in different ways so the guilt does not lay with the audience.