CSI, True Crimes, Investigative Reports,Law and Order schooling criminals  

I think that a lot of the true crime shows, and investigative reports into the horrendous crimes and all of the details of what happened I think give a lot of sick people ideas. Ideas that they may or may not have had before. I think that some of the sensationalism over the guys that they have caught recently with women hidden underground in bunkers that they rape and abuse and keep alive, I feel gives some sickos better ideas of how to kidnap, terrorize, and contain their victims. I think that shows like CSI and Law and Order get some twisted minds into trying to create the perfect crime. I think that they also give criminals a better idea of how evidence is collected and ways to destroy evidence linking them to their crimes.

They also lend credibility and advertise for internet hate communities, communities of serial rapists, killers, and child molesters. Like the man/boy love association an organiztion that shares information and tips for men who like to molest little boys. I think the sick minds that such organizations are trying to reach via the internet watch these things like a manual for mayhem. Or to try and figure out the loopholes in the laws where their slimy minads can slip through and avoid being brought to justice for their crimes. I know a few criminals who just love to watch COPS to see how they operate so that they can better avoid apprehension.

Especially in the case of unsolved crimes. Many people see these shows and it may be one in a million that is twisted but they get enough information to copycat the crimes that they see on TV. This makes them and the origional perpetrator that much harder to apprehend and or convict. A copycat crime at a crucial time in a court case can cast doubt with a jury as to whether or not they have the right criminal or not, when they do. The news has publicised and sensationalized their crime and given so much intimate detail that some idiot who thinks, "hey that's a good idea." Can get enough information to give these crimes a try themselves.

I am not saying that the shows should be banned, I just think that they should keep more of the intimate information to themselves. And when they find some sicko with a person locked in their basement or some bunker underground they need not walk us through and show us the exact configuration of and the logistics that made such a bunker viable. Like how they got outside air into the bunker by hose. Which makes me think, anytime that they wanted to kill their victims they could do it hands off by just crimping the hose or by putting it into the tailpipe of a car and gassing whomever they have locked down there. These rehashing of the crimes also puts a lot of information out there that I am sure devestate the families of the victims to know exactly what happened to their sister, daughter, mother, or brother. I think that some wounds should not be picked just for sensationalism and to titillate the public. I think that they give out too much information.