The hatchet wielding hitchhiker

This is the story of a man with deep-seated psychological problems who became a meme and ultimately a convicted murderer. So the story of this man is not hidden from the audience as they view this documentary. He was a hitch-hiker, and he was being driven by someone who then had an accident and in what appeared to be a fit of murderous racist rage decided to kill the other participant in the accident. Caleb, the protagonist of the story, then decided to hop out of the truck and rescue the victim of this attack by attacking the man with an axe. He then gave an interview with a local news station, which then went viral. Then he got a lot of offers to become rich and famous, including having his own reality TV show. But ultimately he was unwell, and this was apparent to anyone who spent any time with him. I think the documentary wants us to ask ourselves what happens if you make a person a meme. However, the brutal murder that Caleb was convicted of was not caused by him being a meme, nor was it caused by him being a quasi celebrity. It was caused because Caleb suffered abuse when he was younger, and he had severe psychological issues. And perhaps the story that Caleb told as his defence was actually true, that he was sexually assaulted and then snapped. I think that, unfortunately, the authorities are too quick to dismiss claims of sexual assault on men. I think the most bizarre aspect of this documentary was when they interviewed Caleb's mother, and she did not deny locking her son in a room when he was younger, but she confirmed it. It seems to me that if you are being accused of being an abuser, you would deny all aspects of the abuse story. But I think if she confirms that, then the implication must be that that part of Caleb's story is actually true. While this documentary is certainly not a must-see by any stretch of the imagination, Caleb's story is certainly an interesting and sad one.  Leverton Review 3/5