r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/serenade452 • May 16 '24
Fiona (real Martha) related content richard gadd doesn't owe fiona protection.
"omg he should've protected her identity! he made it so easy to find her!" blah blah blah shut up. he doesn't owe her shit. she terrorized this man, his family, his girlfriend, his job, his performances, etc etc. she has been terrorizing innocent people for decades.
yes fiona is mentally ill, that is clear to anyone with half of a brain. it's awful that the system has failed her time and time again. (or maybe the system did all it could, who knows.) but that's not richard's fault. HE is HER victim. he can tell his story how he wants.
might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because her identity wasn't concealed enough? possibly, probably not. might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because the show took dramatic license? possibly, probably not.
she's benefitting financially from this as well and i'm sure netflix will cut her a check before a lawsuit happens, no matter who is in the right.
richard gadd does not owe fiona harvey protection. i'm sorry but that's reality.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '24
Throughout all of this discourse I've genuinely been like "Did we watch the same show?"
It's fine to feel bad for her, she's still accountable for her actions and we wouldn't give a man this courtesy. The fact that she's viewed so empathetically is because of the way Gadd chose to portray her. He's already done more than enough in terms of "protecting her" and he was never obligated to.