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I find this data peculiar. It's not like we see spikes of murders after horror movies get released or anything like that. All forms of violent crime have been

I find this data peculiar. It's not like we see spikes of murders after horror movies get released or anything like that. All forms of violent crime have been on the decline for decades virtually without exception. And even shows that one might think "glorify crime" like Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, The Sopranos, etc. don't elicit this kind of copycat activity. I wonder what it is about suicidal content that affects people so uniquely.

frosted-flakes 7y ago
There are probably always a significant number of people suffering with depression who are already close to committing suicide and it's easy to nudge them over the edge (unfortunate choice of words, but I can't think of another way to phrase it), and I don't think the same is true about people who plan on committing murder. There's usually a specific reason why people commit murder, whereas depression usually happens over time and can't be blamed on a single happening.