Update: August 17, 2012 --> The Karla Homolka broadcast has been made available for download -- please see this page for more details.
Open Letter to The Fifth Estate:
Greetings!
First and foremost, I grew up watching The Fifth Estate, and I think that your program is by far the best documentary series out there. Your entire crew is thoughtful, diligent, and the great amount of work they put into each and every episode is appreciated.
Now, on to my question... Why is perhaps the most well-known and revealing documentaries you have ever produced -- The Karla Homolka Episode -- not currently available for viewing online?
I couldn't help but notice that the video timeline seems to stop just short of the Homolka broadcast. There are conspiracy theoriests out there who would suggest there's a reason it's not on the menu :)
Archive: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/archives05-06.html
Thanks for the great shows!
If you feel that this important broadcast should be made available, please take a moment to sign the petition:
It's common knowledge why this episode is hard to find: it apparently uses extracted footage showing the sexual assault of Homolka's sister. If this is true, striving to locate it, and reaching for frankly ridiculous arguments about the freedom to watch whatever you want to rationalise viewing it, might suggest that your obsession with this case is anything but healthy. And if that's true, you wouldn't be the first creep to epitomise the irony of pointing out the obvious that Homolka is sick only to be sick yourself.
ReplyDeleteAnd you wouldn't be the first creep to reduce pervasive interest in this case to such an utterly base foundation as the glorification of those girls' suffering.
ReplyDeleteMy interest lies not in the minute amount of extracted footage of the event which ultimately led to Karla serving "two for Tammy," but I respect your right to maintain your lofty moral seat.