AIBU to think an Edinburgh festival show about Meredith Kercher's murder should be stopped?

I guess I'm less sensitive than you if someone has a different opinion to me. It's just an opinion. No need for the insults.

I'm assuming you're replying to me (a genuine reminder on using the quote function to keep things coherent).

I didn't accuse you specifically of signing the petition, so please do not dishonestly impy that I did - I was merely pointing out that the assertion "she can certainly not claim to have been silenced in any way" rather minimizes that the topic of this thread is a call for her show to be canceled.

I haven't signed any petitions. You seem to be arguing in a manner quite common now that criticism = cancelling. They are different things. It's a common technique of the far right at the moment.

Maybe you should learn a bit more so you understand why it is considered such a gross miscarriage of justice. She is innocent because the was 100% cleared and Supreme Court of Italy confirmed it’s not on technicality or “beyond reasonable doubt” but because it is impossible for her ti be involved in any way.

in the context of gross miscarriage of justice and absolute insane witch-hunt in media (in Italian and British media) she can speak where and when she wants to in my opinion

also I’m one of the people thinking that she doesn’t owe Kerchers anything. Far from behaving with grace, they behaved like bullies over these years, personally campaigned against HER (and not for justice for Meredith) and never apologised for believing that she was involved. They probably believe she’s still guilty or whatever. Their tragedy doesn’t allow them to continue to vilify Amanda Knox.

I did feel sorry for Raff as well but I was also annoyed that he let himself get played and told the police what they wanted to hear - that he couldn't be 100% certain Amanda had never left his flat that night.
The computer showed a movie had been watched at the time Meredith was murdered and early the next morning a music playlist (including Nirvana, popular in Seattle) was playing. On top of that an external witness spoke to Amanda at 8.40. I believe Amanda did stay over and the whole "see you later" text and whole other Satanic bs the prosecutor was interested in, led them down a dodgy path of quick arrests rather than awaiting DNA evidence.

The mop used to clean Raff's leak and returned to the cottage showed no blood on it. He spoke with his sister who worked for the police. I absolutely would have relied on him too to speak with them, if my Italian was basic. Would things have been different had they just gone on their daytrip rather than go back to her flat together then ending up raising the alarm? Undoubtedly.

Under interrogation, Raff threw her under the bus and when his lawyers later said to distance from her, drove over her. Allegedly he has said he would not consider doing a show about his experiences and would move on (he did write a book though as his costs were also £££ and he received no compensation) again throwing her under the bus (especially as he has himself been accused of making comments in bad taste about the murder itself).

Knox does not do that in this show and yes, had I been up in Scotland this year, I may well have gone to see it as I like monologues and am interested in stories about others' experience of motherhood (hence why I am on MN).

I wonder whether her separate criminal conviction, upheld by Italy’s highest court in 2025, featured in the show 🤔 After all, it arose directly from the same case.

Same. I had no opinion on her as a human being before learning of the show, but have a tonne of respect for what she's doing.

Some audience members react:

https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2085857652559544820/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2085857652559544820&currentTweetUser=SkyNews

I did laugh at the "it's not funny" as an intended defence.

For not staying silent when others wanted her to. For continuing her life. Also, the show is fully sold out for a reason. People want to hear her story and good on her. X

It is isn’t it? Okay

You respect her more?

what made you respect her in the first place?

That's where we are all different. I respect her more for doing the show and having the mental strength to continue when odds have been against her. X

Okay

She has not been silenced.

Some tried, in this instance, but failed.

I do think the Kerchers were wrong to start the campaign, but I afford them (and people who personally knew Meredith) huge leeway. It's similar to how I'm opposed to capital punishment, but can be entirely sympathetic to directly impacted people feeling otherwise.

Emotions are powerful and actions based on them understandable but, fundamentally, I think foundational principles (like the promotion of justice and freedom of speech) are paramount.

I have no idea whether she’s guilty or not.

But just taking her decision to perform a comedy show at Edinburgh festival strikes me as a character trait of someone I would not like or respect. In the slightest.

Well, people are 100% convinced of her innocence as she has been 100% cleared of any involvement in the crime.

Also, no one is saying she can do 'whatever she wants'. To me it seems the some people will find anything she does to be unacceptable or in poor taste without knowing the actual content of the show. OP poste on here that it was a comedy show about MK's murder, which all accounts now indicate is not the case. The show is focused on her experience, which I believe she, like everyone else, is entitled to talk about as much as she wants, the fact is there will always be people there to listen because what happened to her is shocking.

I would absolutely have gone to this show at the festival if I was based in Edinburgh. The reviews are good and the audience feedback has used the word "respectful."

Exactly. Acknowledging Knox’s acquittal doesn’t require people to approve of how she continues to publicise and monetise the case. She has books, films, interviews and now a live show.. she has quite clearly not been silenced. People are simply entitled to find it distasteful and to consider the continuing impact on Meredith’s family.

Outside of what you said I also want to remind people who weren't aware that yes, she was acquitted of murder, but she was not cleared of everything. Her separate criminal conviction was upheld by Italy’s highest court in 2025.

I understand that’s how you feel and of course you’re allowed to express that feeling.

But that’s not what my reply was about.

You seemed to be saying that no-one is trying to silence her, whilst suggesting she should be silent. So people are trying to silence her, including you. Be honest about it.

Funny that you've only highlighted a poster who's been on a lot who holds a view you don't like, and didn't feel the need to comment on the motives of frequent thread users who believe she's guilty and/or shouldn't be performing. Perhaps people who agree with you are proportionate by definition?

But in case you missed yesterday's posts, what with you being brand new to the thread and all, it descended a bit and we were specifically told to focus on the subject of the thread, not to speculate about people's motives for posting and identities (there's a button at the very top of the thread where you can click to see all MNHQs posts). As it was verging on weirdo territory, I'm not going to share personal information.

Many people feel the same way.

Some posters won't acknowledge the pain of Meredith Kercher's family. Some are even accusing them on this thread of creating this furore, of seeking attention. Knox has been proven innocent and had many years to publicise and discuss how badly she was treated. Her books and films are available in perpetuity. She is performing in Edinburgh right now and will probably continue to do so elsewhere. It is in my opinion in very bad taste to create entertainment out of it, but she can certainly not claim to have been silenced in any way.

The case really piqued my interest at the time, and I always thought she was innocent. I kind of identified with her, as another awkward fucker who was quite a daft, unboundaried young woman who not everyone took to.

Growing up somewhere religious and conservative, I also recognised the batshit satanic panic stuff and the misogyny.

I thought the prosecution was absolutely perverse and salacious, and the general public lapped it up. They WANTED it to be true, it was far more interesting than the reality of what really happened. They wanted a young woman to vility, and details of a group orgy murder. It was gross, tbh.

It's amazing how many people would want to support the show of a convicted criminal just one year ago.

Should, not shouldn’t. Damned autocorrect.

Yes, it was. Which is why you don't have any business telling other people who are expressing opinions to fact check. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.