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>I was actually very disappointed when Reddit banned r/WatchPeopleDie. Perhaps I can get a serious answer here since I have yet had anyone explain to me the di
by SkyBelow 7y ago
>I was actually very disappointed when Reddit banned r/WatchPeopleDie.
Perhaps I can get a serious answer here since I have yet had anyone explain to me the difference when I ask elsewhere (and rarely is it relevant to bring up here).
Why do we treat videos of murders different than videos of more prurient crimes? Why is it acceptable to host/download/share/watch a video of a murder as long as no sex crime takes place during it? Even videos devoid of any crime except being videotaped can be far more illegal and socially unacceptable than a video of a murder made by the murderer.
And I don't mean those watching it for political/reporting/policing/etc. reasons, but the ones who do so for entertainment.
- barbecue_sauce 7y agoI've never been to r/WatchPeopleDie (nor would I want to, as I'm fairly squeamish), but I was under the impression it was videos of people being killed in situ (think Darwin awards), not people actually being murdered.
- MastrChefRocks 7y agoIt was both
- SkyBelow 7y agoMy understanding, as the other comment said, is that both were included. Even still, I think the question can be applied to either type, though I think the applicability to purposefully recorded videos of murder is stronger.