Glorification Of Serial Killers: Is True Crime Insensitive?
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There's a whole group of people in academia, the public and the media who think that true crime media productions should just quit the glorification of serial killers.
People want to throw around words like "extremely wicked," "morally unethical," and "shockingly evil" like they are a bad thing. Honestly, I'm going to start requesting people to include those words in reviews of Murder Meme Coin.
I'll discuss how I see the victim's families, law enforcement agencies, and ultimately answer whether I feel like we're glorifying serial killers.
Is true crime disrespectful of victim's families?
Probably, but it's not our responsibility to protect families from all the emotions caused by killers.
Everyone should always be respectful to the families of victims, but we can do that while making money off of one of the darkest art forms on the planet. Here's the way I see it:
True crime companies should warn the families of victims before we publish something about their horrifying deaths that is likely to get a lot of attention.
True crime companies do not need the families consent to create new media productions.
Any company that makes money glorifying serial killers should be helping families of victims with a portion of their profits.
Families of the victims should be able to approve any footage you use portraying them, but not the victims.
Does true crime make police look bad?
Yes. Frequently. It's a harsh reality but for serial killers to kill multiple victims and reach celebrity status means local police failed to do their jobs. If the media portrayal of police makes them look bad, do better next time.
Think about it. The majority of police jobs involve giving tickets for victimless crimes, harassing people of color, and doing paper work. When they fail to catch serial killers, they are failing at the one important job they actually have.
Plus they make themselves look bad enough with all the corruption and unions protecting dirty cops. Ir'snot like they have a stellar image to uphold.
Should laws be created to prevent the glorification of serial killers by movie and documentary directors?
No. There should be no laws requiring movie and documentary directors to ask families of the victims for consent to publish. Nor should they allow Son of Sam laws to be extended to make it where new media productions have to pay a percentage of their proceeds to the families of the victims.
As long as we are not supporting the serial killer financially media companies should be allowed to create various forms of art without being legally culpable for hurt feelings.
When documenting gruesome and hideous murders we should not be dismissing victims concerns, but we should not be legally culpable. Let's all be human beings, show some compassion, and not be puppets for the media to divide everyone.
Is true crime glorifying serial killers?
No. No true crime does not glorify serial killers. At least not most of it.
I'd argue it does the opposite. Learning about serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy is a reminder of how careful we all need to be.
The stunning good looks and how Ted Bundy would sucker young women by acting like he's injured shows just how dangerous the world is. Everyone knows that a good looking guy or a guy with a nice car gets more attention from women. Well Ted Bundy serves as a reminder that you can't assume that because someone looks nice they are.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Story does the same for men. Most men never think about how dangerous it could be to go grab a beer with another man. While the serial killer victims are horribly tragic, serial killer documentaries serve a critical role: to protect families from experiencing the same tragedy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the romanticization of serial killers?
Many families complain that we romanticize serial killers by making them see attractive, sympathetic or glamorous. Critics believe this ignores the gruesome and hideous murders they committed.
While I can see why people might think this, it's not actually glorifying killers but capturing some of the essence that makes peoples like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy able to lure their victims to horrifying deaths.
You specifically have to capture how harmless Jeffrey Dahmer seemed to understand why a serial killers victims would go with him. While it might be hard for loved ones to accept the media portrayal in serial killer documentaries, do you really think they'd encourage the audience to be more cautious if they didn't.
What is the fascination with serial killers?
One of the greatest qualities in humans is curiosity. True crime helps the audience satisfy their curiosity. Given the audience is mostly women,these stories help them understand how criminals can portray themselves as nice guys.
Many serial killers are psychopaths that consider their murders just one of their art forms. Their public interactions are just a character, like most of us are. Think about your loved ones and what you know about them. Do you think many families view their relatives the same as the outside world does?
What is the IQ of serial killers?
According to Bowie State, organized serial killers tend to have IQs in the bright range, while disorganized serial killers tend to be lower IQs. Some notable serial killers IQs include:
Ed Kemper: 136 (Just below genius)
Ted Bundy: 113
John Wayne Gacy: 113
Closing
While movies and documentary directors attempt to tell stories while often dismissing victims concerns, I disagree the media brings unnecessary attention to the stories of serial murderers like Jeffrey Dahmer.
People arguing the law fails to protect families are asking for the law to expand it's reach which rarely turns out well.
Allowing the government to tell Hollywood what it is allowed to create would create dark times. Hollywood would become more of a propaganda machine. We already criticize the media for their lack of honesty, and now you want to put an unscrupulous government in it?
Keep the law out of entertainment.
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