Matt Walsh discusses his conversation with Candace Owens, expressing concern over the disturbing sympathy for murderer Brendan Dassey.
Daily Wire hosts Matt Walsh and Candace Owens discuss sympathy for convicted murderer Brendan Dassey
Daily Wire hosts Matt Walsh and Candace Owens spoke on Friday about the latest episode in her DailyWire+ series “Convicting a Murderer” and expressed their shock at the sympathy shown to Brendan Dassey, a convicted murderer.
Following the release of “CAM” episode 7, the Daily Wire podcast hosts discussed why Walsh never saw Dassey as a sympathetic character, unlike how he was portrayed in the hit Netflix series “Making a Murderer.”
Owen’s new 10-part series uncovers the shocking truth behind one of the most controversial criminal cases in recent history. The case of Dassey’s Uncle Steven Avery gained popularity through the Emmy-Award-winning series, which portrayed Avery as an innocent victim of corrupt law enforcement in the murder of Teresa Halbach.
Walsh finds it “disturbing” when people argue that despite the evidence proving Dassey’s guilt, he shouldn’t be in prison because of his age or low IQ.
“When you present a lot of the facts that you present in ‘Convicting a Murderer,’ that’s when yeah, you get to the pivot where they say, well, even if he is guilty, he shouldn’t be in prison because he was 16 and all this kind of stuff,” Walsh told Owens.
“And that I find pretty disturbing, considering if you’re willing to admit that he’s guilty, he’s obviously guilty as hell,” he added. “What if you are capable of doing something like that to a person at any age, it already means that you’re not fit to be free and to be out in society. And it’s a little bit like the insanity defense.”
“And in this case, they’re saying he’s not culpable because of, you know, mental stupidity, likability, mental issues, age, whatever,” Walsh continued. “Well, even then, you can make the argument that if he did that because he wasn’t culpable, then he’s even more of a danger to society because … you can’t reform that.”
Owens pointed out that on Reddit threads, people keep talking about Avery’s and Dassey’s low IQ, and she asked Walsh how that would even change things.
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“As if that changes things where we go, okay, well, I know that you raped and murdered and burned this individual, but you have a very low IQ,” she added.
“I think if you looked at the average IQ of violent criminals, it’s almost always going to be pretty low. Their average IQ is probably lower than the people who are not in prison,” Walsh replied.
Owens then showed a clip from Episode 7 of Dassey’s interrogation when he told authorities that Avery wanted him to keep raping Halbach.
Owens said it was this part that made people “really sad for Brendan” and she said it even sparked a conspiracy theory, which wasn’t true, “that the police somehow poisoned Brendan to pretend that these things happened because they wanted Stephen Avery so bad and actually had nothing to do with anything. And he was completely innocent.”
In the new series, Owens shows the portion of Dassey confessing to raping Halbach, something she said was “conveniently left out” of the Netflix series.
“And so it’s very hard for me to understand why the sympathy is being placed on Brendan and not on the 22-year-old [woman] who was brutally raped and stabbed and subsequently shot and burned in a pit in somebody’s yard,” said Owens.
Walsh agreed and said that after watching the Netflix series and hearing Dassey’s description of the murder to police, he believed his age had no bearing on his guilt or innocence.
“When I was 16, I was peer pressured to jump from the top of my friend’s roof into a wading pool,” the Daily Wire host said. “And I did it because I was kind of like 16-year-old. And it’s a very bad idea to do that … but when it comes to heinous, murderous crimes, I would think it’d be obvious to most people that that doesn’t qualify.”
Walsh said the most important part is that he believes the police and investigators involved in the case not only “captured two murder psychopaths” but also “prevented future victims.”
If you missed the DailyWire+ “Convicting a Murderer” series premiere, you can still catch up here and become a member to follow the rest of the series. The remaining episodes will debut weekly on the subscriber-based streaming service every Thursday.
In their discussion, how do Walsh and Owens challenge the popular narrative presented in the “Making a Murderer” series regarding Brendan Dassey’s involvement in the crime
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Walsh responded by saying that Dassey’s statements during the interrogation were in line with all the other evidence presented in the case. He pointed out that Dassey never indicated any signs of being coerced or manipulated into giving those statements.
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“This is the thing that is so disturbing, I think, about this case, is that … Brendan Dassey is not a person who was caught in a difficult situation, who had somebody who was pressuring him to lie, right?” Walsh said.
He emphasized that it is clear from the evidence that Dassey was a willing participant in the crime, and there is no evidence to suggest that he was manipulated or coerced into committing the murder.
“The evidence all points to the fact that he was involved willingly,” Walsh stated. “He was involved and engaged in this crime just like his uncle was.”
Owens and Walsh concluded by discussing the impact of the “Making a Murderer” series on public perception and the importance of presenting the full truth in cases like this. They emphasized the need to critically analyze the evidence and not blindly follow popular narratives.
“I think it’s a useful exercise to kind of go back and re-examine our own thought processes on this and look at the evidence and look at the testimony and kind of see if it lines up with the narrative that we’re being presented or if it doesn’t,” Walsh said. “I think it’s an important exercise at any time to do that.”
“And I hope that people watching this series come away with at least some understanding that there are two sides to this story, and you’ve only heard one of them up until this point,” Owens added.
The conversation between Walsh and Owens sheds light on the ongoing debate surrounding Brendan Dassey’s guilt and the sympathy shown to him in the public eye. Through their discussion, they challenge the popular narrative presented in the “Making a Murderer” series and emphasize the need for critical analysis of evidence in high-profile criminal cases.
As the controversy surrounding the case continues, it is crucial to approach such discussions with an open mind and a willingness to evaluate all the available evidence. Only through a fair and unbiased examination of the facts can a clear understanding of the truth be achieved.
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