Damian Swanson 12/13/16 English 3 Argumentative Essay Im Serial let him out of jail In the United States ten thousand people are wrongly convicted every year. (researchnews.org) This is what happened to a seventeen year old kid named Adnan Syed. He was falsely convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Hae was strangled to death, and found in a park. The only evidence against adnan is a testimony by a man named jay. There is no other actually evidence tying adnan to the case. The case is full of allegations and theories. Like what if he, he was thinking, he might of. The entire case was built around this teen. Adnan was found guilty and was sent to prison for his entire life. Now he is Thirty four years old, and is …show more content…
He was liked by all of his friends, and he also led prayers at the church. He was just a nice smart kid. The things that he did on a regular day of the week was wake up go to school, and then track practice. Adnan was a good football player and was prom king he was highly invested in his community. On the weekends he did the normal teenage things like go to parties. This was a big part of the state's case they have said, “He drank and got high adnan is a criminal” (Serial, 2013 ). The facts state that over 11% of kids that are 12-16 binge drink, it's even higher for kids ages 18-20 (CDC, 2016). The stats are even higher among marijuana it's up to 65% (teens.drugabuse.gov, 2016). All of those are just bored kids looking for something to do. An english teacher at clarke high school named Aaron O'tool has gone on the record saying that she drank all the time in high school. (facebook.com, 2012) Adnan wasn't a bad kid he was just doing what his friends were doing. The court made this kid look like a criminal they ruined his reputation. The police said that he doesn't remember he's hiding evidence but Adnan stated that it was just a regular day it wasn't special i don't remember. If nothing important happened why would you remember the things that happened that …show more content…
Adnan could not have killed Hae he gave up so much for their relationship. They loved each other. deeply They had there problems like every other relationship, and they always fought broke up then got back together. In the end they always got back together. In Hae's diary she is always talking about their relationship, and how much she loved him. (serial, 2007) The biggest problem about there relationship is that both of them could not date. Adnan's religion forbidded him from dating, and haes parents were very strict. They had to keep it a secret from their family which was a large risk. While the family was kept in the dark about the two dating everyone else at school new. “I never really felt as if, you know, man you know Hae is ‘tearing me away from my religion.” This goes to show that adnan didn't really care if he was going against his religion. This picture is the Adnan and Hae at their prom. The couple could not date but they still went to the dance together. Adnan could not have killed the girl he loved. Even after they broke up adnan still helped her. Haes car broke down and he went to pick her up. (serial,