Argumentative Essay: Serial By Sarah Koenig
Adnan Syed was an average high school boy like anyone else. He was bright and charming, the ladies loved him, and he also had a bright future ahead of him. Unfortunately, that all changed on January 13th 1999. Syed’s ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee went missing, a few weeks later, Syed was charged with the homicide of Lee. Adnan’s conflict with being charged with the homicide of Hae Min Lee teaches the readers the realities of false criminal prosecution through Adnan’s court case and the podcast Serial by Sarah Koenig.
Adnan went through several trials for weeks, it was extremely tiring and frustrating to watch people he didn’t even know determine his fate. During the trials, the court did not have enough evidence to convict Syed of the crime, …show more content…
Everything was taken from Syed over evidence that doesn’t even connect him to the murder. According to Sarah Koenig, “But, he says he wishes some of her arguments had been clearer” To further explain, Adnan’s life was in the hands of his lawyer, Miss Gutierrez. If her statements were more clear, the case would've ended differently. She should've pointed out the flaws in the case, such as, false information and evidence. If all of the flaws were pointed out, the judge and the jury would of more than likely change how they felt or waited until there was enough evidence that actually proves it was Adnan. Not only was there false information, but, the lawyer’s were lying and trying to pressure those who testified to lie too. According to Sarah Koenig, “when I testified, they pulled me in a back room and let me tell you how fun that was, to have the prosecutor afterwards yelling at me because I did not make Adnan sound creepy,” Furthermore, the lawyers were lying just to win their case. An innocent man has been sitting in jail for years just because someone didn’t want to do their job correctly. The podcast Serial shows the readers how easy it is to convict someone of murder. Also, it shows the readers that they can and will convict someone of something serious even with false
Adnan went through several trials for weeks, it was extremely tiring and frustrating to watch people he didn’t even know determine his fate. During the trials, the court did not have enough evidence to convict Syed of the crime, …show more content…
Everything was taken from Syed over evidence that doesn’t even connect him to the murder. According to Sarah Koenig, “But, he says he wishes some of her arguments had been clearer” To further explain, Adnan’s life was in the hands of his lawyer, Miss Gutierrez. If her statements were more clear, the case would've ended differently. She should've pointed out the flaws in the case, such as, false information and evidence. If all of the flaws were pointed out, the judge and the jury would of more than likely change how they felt or waited until there was enough evidence that actually proves it was Adnan. Not only was there false information, but, the lawyer’s were lying and trying to pressure those who testified to lie too. According to Sarah Koenig, “when I testified, they pulled me in a back room and let me tell you how fun that was, to have the prosecutor afterwards yelling at me because I did not make Adnan sound creepy,” Furthermore, the lawyers were lying just to win their case. An innocent man has been sitting in jail for years just because someone didn’t want to do their job correctly. The podcast Serial shows the readers how easy it is to convict someone of murder. Also, it shows the readers that they can and will convict someone of something serious even with false