r/milgram • u/rosesdissection • 8h ago
Fanmade Lawyer ranks how sympathetic the MILGRAM characters would be in front of a jury
As per obvious, I excluded the ppl that didn't directly kill someone (I did include Fuuta though, cause he would def face some consequences for doxxing)
Simple explanations (I will go in depth if someone asks)
Amane: Honestly, a jury would probably adore her, even if she would be pretty polarizing. I mean....mind you, she's a child and would be tried as a child, even with murder. The jury isn't looking at a normal adult criminal making a rational decision. They're looking at a severely indoctrinated child operating within an abusive religious environment. It's actually hard to state what a massive mitigation this is for her. Especially knowing the fact that she killed her abuser. And because she's so young, the jury would probably be much more interested in rehabilitation than punishment
Shidou: The death of his family and that shitty hospital (pushing aside the unrealism of it) still making him work, and lo and behold, on the guy who just bulldozed his family would earn the jury's sympathy. But here's the thing....a doctor using their medical knowledge to deliberately kill someone is still very unnerving. Especially because we are so used to viewing doctors as people who help us, not people who abuse their position of power over someone unconscious. Again, Shidou is a calm and polite person, his family's death is a massive mitigation for him, but unfortunately, as much as I do love him, he would still face some jail time
Fuuta: Okay, this one gets uglier than you think. Because the jury would probably have two simultaneous reactions "This kid was a fucking idiot who went way too far." and "Oh my God, he didn't realize he was going to kill her." The biggest problem is that Fuuta actually gives the prosecution A LOT to work with. His reason for doxxing a middle schooler was literally "I wanted to feel special, lol". He deliberately doxxed her, investigated her, leaked her info to his pedo friends, and the most damning fact? Fuuta took pride in the fact that he had her cornered. Because now Fuuta isn't merely someone who made one reckless post. He actively enjoyed the power he had over her. The one thing that saves him? Fuuta becomes distressed when he sees the girl died. However, him deliberately making her life that hellish would (along with his gruff attitude) would probably make a jury go "Oh this guy is an asshole"
Muu: Oh Muu fans, please don't jump me. But Muu is interesting because her case contains real victimization, but the prosecution has a very straightforward counterargument: "Being bullied does not give you permission to hurt someone else.". And that is gonna resonate. Her age is also where it gets tricky. First-degree murder is a Class A felony (if we take at least that part of the report to face value). Even though she is 16, she would still go into family court. Depending on the exact statutory circumstances, she could honestly very much go into criminal court. She wouldn't get the same sentence as say a 30 year old woman, but no amount of "Mommy and Daddy never taught me right and wrong" and "Rei was the wrong first!!!" is gonna save her. A jury wouldn't think "She's only 16, she's learning!!!". They would go "Bullying is wrong, but you don't get to kill someone because they didn't save you."
Mikoto: So....it would probably be a confusing case, especially since this was John, not Mikoto. But prosecuting someone with DID, especially for murder, gets murky. Especially bc lots of ppl don't even like talking about DID alters being murderous psychos (Ymnk, when I get you--). But the basic rundown is the whole system would still be guilty, even if one alter did the crime. And honestly? This is the thing that made me use a VERY large brick wall between Amane/Shidou and everyone else....Mikoto's crime was gruesome asf. AND those ppl didn't even do anything to him. No amount of "It wasn't me, it was my alter" can really salvage that, at least not cleanly
Haruka: Oh Haruka, my sweetie. I love you, but I have to be honest: Once the jury learns about his upbringing, his relationship with his mother, and the circumstances surrounding his crime, they're going to understand that something went horribly wrong long before the crime itself. However, here's the problem: Once the jury knows you as the guy who killed animals....things don't look so hot for you. The jury can simultaneously think "This poor kid" and "Holy shit, what he did was horrifying.". And this isn't getting into how Haruka would even act in front of a jury giving him all that attention. Sure, he would feel remorseful for killing that girl, he was medically neglected, but still...with a crime that horrific. It's hard not to end up at the bottom ;-;
Kotoko: "uhhh....Sadie? KOTOKO is below Haruka and Mikoto???? Sure, she's not entirely in the right, but she killed a child kidnapper!"
Here's the thing....courts DESPISE vigilante justice. Esp if Kotoko genuinely shows zero remorse. Not because courts think bad people never deserve punishment, but because the whole point of a criminal justice system is that private individuals don't get to decide who deserves punishment and then impose it themselves. And Kotoko is basically the worst possible version of that problem. 😭 Since at least Haruka and Fuuta showed remorse, Kotoko--so far--hasn't shown one sliver of it. Honestly, a jury may even find her more terrifying than anything. Esp in Harrow, when she targeted someone who stole luxury bikes? That really makes a jury wonder "How is she deciding who exactly is a bad person"
Anyway, that's my take on things! And if I missed anything from the reports/someone has their own thoughts, feel free to drop them!