question of the day!! - here it is

[weepingbuddha]

should the media take such pains to cultivate and spread the stories of violent felons? as many felons are popularized by the media, many sickos look up to those criminals they see on t.v...such is the case with folks like timothy mcvey...(or stalin, hitler...ect. for that matter). so, if the media were to stop covering these felons with such gusto, would those that would have looked up at these murderers have taken different paths?

in effect i'm asking if its worth being ignorant to the criminal world for the cultivation of a peacful state in which future felons would have no one to look up to in the media?

my friend and i say that though almost anything is worth getting the slightest bit more peacful (esp. in the U$A) i dont think that the media directly affects crimes enough to be completly oblivious to the crime scene.

any thoughts comrades?
-wb and ahigherpeace

ps anyone see boondock saints? (its what the question is based on...)

[Jesus Christ]

let me start off by saying that the media is, and always has been a mess

they dont care about the well being of the people or if they offend anyone or not, they will air anything to get a little money

i dont think airing homicide stories will affect the crime levels in the US, but it cant be helping it
yes, there probably are sickos admiring these killers and rapists, but most likely they are prone not to do anything
and if they do take any action, and get away with it, that just means that the law enforcement isnt doing their job

airing these stories also can give good insight
it shows many people, such as concerned parents, that anything is possible and that they could be taking more drastic measures to protect them or their children

so in a sense, it helps alot more to air these segments for the well being of the people, whether the media realizes they are helping or not

these sickos, unless they are unimaginably sick, will not act on these stories, they are too afraid

[bluerev002]

my friend and i say that though almost anything is worth getting the slightest bit more peacful (esp. in the U$A) i dont think that the media directly affects crimes enough to be completly oblivious to the crime scene.

any thoughts comrades?
-wb and ahigherpeace



I think that the Media DOES affect crimes, watch Bowling for Columbine, it is a really good movie and talks a lot about the media adn crimes.


Edit: I fixed your quote for ya ;)
-Felicia



(Edited by felicia at 12:18 pm on July 22, 2003)

[bluerev002]

Wow, that came out weird

[LastingDamage]

Ah but there is that thing about copycat murderers and everything, and the media is lame in the way it makes money out of scaring people and making them stupid things, like goin out in gangs hunting for old men accused of being paedophiles. You cant get rid of the media by makin it illegal to say things about crime though, thats fascist. As always, the answer is in educating people so they dont listen and act on that crap, the market for scare mongering stories would go away, and so we would have sensible relevant news.

[bluerev002]

Strange how the number percentage of Crime has gone down, but the news about Crime has gone way up

Thanks Felicia. ;)

[Felicia]

You're welcome :)

So, what was the question about? How the media has been portreying real-life murders and are somehow influencing people to do the same thing? Because they make it look "glamourous" to people wanting attention and an infamous reputation?

[liderDeFARC]

i doubt it would make a difference

[Joe McCarthy]

i don't think it really makes a difference in crime rates but i do think it makes a difference in how most people perceive crime,how pressing the crime problem is,and what the real roots of it are.the biggest problem is the inequity in how the media presents white collar and blue collar crime.

(Edited by Joe McCarthy at 6:30 am on July 24, 2003)