There's no official opinion this documentary is trying to sway the audience into, which I do appreciate. It states the truth, as documentaries should, and the struggle that the family goes through to find answers to what happened with their loved one.
My issue is with the family and how adamant they are that Diane didn't drink let alone be capable of doing it while driving. Even the victims' families say they forgive Diane Schuler for taking their father or brother away, so why can't the family admit that she may have made a terrible judgment call that took the lives of eight people? Sure, it looks bad, but people make mistakes.
The sister-in-law especially baffles me--I understand the need to protect the reputation of someone you loved, but don't say you need 100 cigarettes after finding out that Diane had, in fact, been drinking while driving--with kids in the car, no less--and go outside and smoke a cigarette on camera and say, "My family doesn't even know I smoke." Well, Diane may have had a regular drink, or at least been drunk that day, and her family didn't even know it. In fact, they REFUSE to believe it. It's not clear if the sister-in-law changed her mind regarding Diane, but hopefully the husband managed to move forward with his life for Bryan's sake.
My issue is with the family and how adamant they are that Diane didn't drink let alone be capable of doing it while driving. Even the victims' families say they forgive Diane Schuler for taking their father or brother away, so why can't the family admit that she may have made a terrible judgment call that took the lives of eight people? Sure, it looks bad, but people make mistakes.
The sister-in-law especially baffles me--I understand the need to protect the reputation of someone you loved, but don't say you need 100 cigarettes after finding out that Diane had, in fact, been drinking while driving--with kids in the car, no less--and go outside and smoke a cigarette on camera and say, "My family doesn't even know I smoke." Well, Diane may have had a regular drink, or at least been drunk that day, and her family didn't even know it. In fact, they REFUSE to believe it. It's not clear if the sister-in-law changed her mind regarding Diane, but hopefully the husband managed to move forward with his life for Bryan's sake.