Homophobia and the Motive
The entire documentary, I kept wondering when the prosecution might formulate a plausible motive, however farfetched. But I did not see them arrive at one -- which seemed doubly bizarre for a first degree murder charge, which if I am correct, assumes premeditation and a plan.
I was also fairly shocked by how openly the prosecution played to prejudice and homophobia. Not to be naive, but I was shocked to see prosecutors, representing the state in a state building, being so explicitly discriminatory and hateful towards bisexuality.
To me, the motive of bisexuality seems so flimsy as to be completely nonsensical. Nor does it align with whatever perceived motives Peterson may have had in the extraordinarily innuendo-based hypotheticals surrounding Elizabeth Ratliff's death. Did he presumably kill her, as well, for the simple reason that he was bisexual?
My question, leaving aside whether or not Peterson is actually guilty, is whether or not it was the state's position that homosexuality or bisexuality is, per se, a level of mental derangement and antisocial behavior that would explain one or both deaths in the case. And in the case of Ratliff, where presumably discovery of his bisexuality would not have been an issue, whether or not Peterson's bisexuality was, on its own, a sign of homicidal tendencies.