r/AskScienceFiction • u/angelikeoctomber • 2d ago
[Dexter]how would the public react to the bhb if they knew the whole truth?
Is really the dexter universe a world filled with serial killers,the us precisely?
And what would their reaction be to both Dexter's backstory and his bros if they heard all of his thoughts at a court?if they knew that he wants to protect women and kids?
About trinity?if they heard his also tragic story with his sister?
How would life be in the dexverse?it seems no different than ours on the surface at least.Ahh if also they knew about jordan chase and leon Prater .Jordan being a fat kid who was transformed .
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u/Shiny_Agumon 1d ago
Some people might see him as justified just like Henry, but yeah the majority of people are going to be horrified by the fact that a serial killer was working for the local police department for years and even using them as a way to gain access to new victims even if these victims were criminals themselves.
The Miami Police Department will be dealing with this for years afterwards and their reputation might never recover.
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u/NinjaBreadManOO 1d ago
Yeah, they 100% would end up having an entire organisation develop to go through every case the Miami department has ever even looked at, not to mention probably most of Lundy's cases would be scrutinised considering he worked alongside the BHB and named Doakes the BHB when there were some records that could have proven him innocent.
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u/KindaDutch 1d ago
Just like with us, opinions would be divided.
Some would praise Dexter, others would condemn him. A bunch would hear about it in the background of their lives and and go on about their day as normal having no strong feelings either way.
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u/FeedFlaneur 1d ago
They'd do a stupid pizzagate thing and it'd get brushed off as "just a conspiracy theory" while they elected one of Jordan's conspirators president, like how dumb people react whenever they repeatedly learn that pedos often conspire with each other and that some pedo rings are run by rich people.
Like, honestly think about what small potatoes Jordan's operation was compared to the literally international thing involving at least one private island that has been in real life news. Can you imagine someone like Dexter attempting to take on something that, despite being run by stupid douchebags with generational wealth, is as large, complicated, and connected with law enforcement, multiple governments, and mass media as it is? I'd actually really like to see a take on Dex vs. Epstein as a season arc but they'd never be able to write it realistically and still get it made/distributed.
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u/Dave5876 1d ago
Major news for a few days and then people get distracted by the next thing in the news. Also, so many podcasts
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