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The media has always greatly amplified perception of crime. In the 80s and 90s for instance daytime TV convinced parents that pedophile abductors were stealing
by api 2y ago
The media has always greatly amplified perception of crime.
In the 80s and 90s for instance daytime TV convinced parents that pedophile abductors were stealing kids everywhere when in reality these crimes were and are statistically extremely rare.
- kube-system 2y agoDepends on whether the story is dramatic enough to report it. Video of small-time property crimes that would have otherwise been ignored by the media are now getting attention. If someone stole a package from a porch in the 90s, nobody would have covered it. Now, if you have a dramatic doorbell video, it'll get attention.