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Citizens are conditioned to believe that police will solve all the crimes from shows like True Crime, CSI, etc. And when said criminals are such masterminds th
by esturk 5y ago
Citizens are conditioned to believe that police will solve all the crimes from shows like True Crime, CSI, etc.
And when said criminals are such masterminds that even the police can't catch, they are then conditioned by superhero movies from Marvel, Superman, Batman, etc. that someone should rise up to catch such criminals, this is the end state.
See, every kid is taught and empowered growing up that they should stand up for what's right. And when the justice system is imperfect, everyone is trying to fix it in the best way they know how. Some are doing it politically, socially, physically, etc.
- ceejayoz 5y agoAll true, and there's an additional factor: these shows, and news coverage about crime, make people think crime is far more prevalent (and rising) than it is. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/16/voters-perceptions-of-crime-continue-to-conflict-with-reality/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/16/voters-perc... Local news Facebook comments are full of "there's so much crime! it was never like this when I was younger!" but the reality is completely in the opposite direction.
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoIt's better for people to worry if their daughter is going to get raped than for them to question the growing wealth disparity.
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoI showed my boomer parents the actual data and they straight up rejected it. The "society is collapsing into lawlessness" narrative has become very strong.
- midasuni 5y agoPeople reject data (lies, damn lies and statistics). They reject rationalism. They go with their gut, their gut is programmed by the headlines they see
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoLol at the downvotes. My parents are literally part of the baby boom. It's an accurate way to describe them, not a flippant insult.
- 8note 5y agoChances are, they're using "crime" and "lawlessness" for some group of people they think should be illegal. That the crime rate has gone down is meaningless when you think more things should be illegal.