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Two channels, one showing a story of a victim, another of the perp. I'll watch the perp, because their story is more relevant to me. I might learn about how the
by hirundo 7y ago
Two channels, one showing a story of a victim, another of the perp. I'll watch the perp, because their story is more relevant to me. I might learn about how they select their victims, or some detail about how it could have been prevented, something I could get behind. Maybe I can at least salve my psychic pain by categorizing the murderer and so feeling a measure of control over the chaos.
But when I watch the victim I just get to relive the horror from my own life and so many past media circuses. My own experience is that I don't get a lot of motivation from wallowing in that kind of loss.
I want to know why, and the perpetrator has more to tell about that than the victims.
- imtringued 7y agoWatching the perpetrator will also tell you how to be a better one. Innocent people get swatted and killed meanwhile with just this weird trick you can take the lives of many people and your reward will be a warm meal in a prison.
- taborj 7y agoThere's nothing preventing the 'victim' channel providing information on how not to be a victim; in fact, that seems a natural fit. Further, the 'victim' channel should be more a celebration of the goodness that was removed from the world, thus inspiring others to go out and do more good. But it's all academic; the news channels would never abandon their "if it bleeds it leads" mentality. It's far too profitable, because ultimately humanity is (in general) voyeuristic.