How Watching 'The Detectives' Affected Me Personally

How Watching ‘The Detectives’ Affected Me

I have watched an episode of ‘The Detectives’, a show that follows a child abuse case in Manchester. It affected me in various ways.

Firstly, watching the documentary, especially the part when the victim starts crying on the interview tape, made me feel quite sympathetic towards her experience and made me feel saddened that she had been abused in such a way.

I also felt sad due to the music that was played at certain parts in the documentary (e.g.: the victim crying on the tape). This specific type of music I felt was really emotional. This music also carried a sense of realism and expressed the harsh reality of the aftermath of this abuse.
 

Secondly, I also felt very angry towards the suspect who had committed the crime because he could be so cold and emotionless about the topic. As well as this, I was also angry that the abuser told her that no one would believe her and how he responded to the questions presented to him by the police.

Moreover, I felt that the music was trying to emphasise the overall dark tone of the documentary and made me feel highly saddened hearing it. This music also carried a sense of realism and expressed the harsh reality of the aftermath of this abuse.

I also felt quite disgusted that the BBC chose to add light-hearted and jovial music from the 1970’s, as the theme of the overall documentary did not warrant this sort of joyful atmosphere and I strongly felt that this was offensive and a blatant attempt to turn a serious matter into a light-hearted spoof.

Thirdly, I also felt quite proud and grateful to live in a country where the subject of child abuse is taken very seriously and where everyone is allowed to have their concerns and opinions about this topic heard by the authorities.

In addition to this, I also felt proud of the unique policing system in this country that deals with this specific topic and how their efforts are helping to bringing these criminals to justice.

Moreover, I felt that this documentary taught abuse victims that there is help and advice available and that it is easy to obtain. It also teaches people that you will be taken seriously and be listened to if you report a crime, especially one of this severity.