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Reporter chasing him down the street & another scene.


Stood out to me.
He's being asked a legit question about housing the sex predator (technically one since he's on the sex registry list) & in the scene, looks like the kid asking him is trying to be fair & get story right for the newspaper.

But no...he just ignores him the entire time (the reporter actually, for a reporter anyway, displayed some good composure & kept it professional as he could). So then gets in his car & laments how this getting out can "ruin him"?!!
Well first...just RUNNING away looks stupid.
Why not just be honest, transparent & make NO apologies but maybe try to logically explain HOW you are trying to HELP in clear detail?

Second scene I found somewhat telling (about HIS nature) is when calling on neighbors door to door, asking them to be "kind" and such, the one old guy (we don't see him, just his wife in doorway) that wants NO part of this & is yelling back....well, how does HE respond? Of course, Mr. Clergyman sinks to HIS level & makes disparaging remark about HIM into the camera. Says something like "guy with ONE tooth is going to judge them"!
I mean, seriously?? Is that how Jesus met his detractors, by being rude & insulting BACK to them? That's how he taught US to behave?
Well, no, don't think so.

That just tipped me off this guy's a bit unglued.
And served to somewhat prepare me for hostility toward some of the "overnighters" (my God, he was nothing short of condescending & ill tempered with many a person, and I saw no causation & was hoping his REASONS were edited out my mistake).

And yes, no surprise, the icing ON THE CAKE of course had to be his ambushing his wife ON CAMERA to announce he's a homosexual adulterer.
Because of course that is how everyone wants to find out personal, stunning revelations..ON camera?!? Talk about an insensitive, self-serving camera-mugging opportunist.
But well, on that item---- how she could be surprised would surprise ME! For cryin' out loud... of course he is! First 15 seconds this documentary started, I thought oh this dude's gay (not that it mattered but of course direly suspected it was bound to end up SOME fabric of this larger story at some point. And of course, it did!)

....OH and IMO, went entirely OFF THE RAILS ruining a MUCH more important story line---totally glossed over-- to focus ON HIM instead.

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Exactly. This guy needs therapy desperately. One minute in near tears driving talking about the reporter then pulling over, happy as can be, waving at the Amtrak train? Medicate the guy, QUICKLY!

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Spot on.

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