While "The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" is the latest true crime documentary to hit Netflix, and is currently trending, many viewers have posted about being upset over it, and many of them have the same problem. While the documentary focuses on Kai Lawrence's story, and the downward spiral that followed the viral moment, what viewers have pointed out is they think it was exploiting someone with a serious mental illness, which many have made clear they are not OK with.

The documentary tells the story of a man named Kai who went viral after he stopped an attacker after a car wreck by hitting him over the head with a hatchet. The documentary tells the story of "The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker," and how intensely viral his story went, and the events that followed which eventually led to Kai being arrested.