True Crime shows cover actual crimes committed by people in a documentary-style format. These shows cover how a criminal was caught, detailing specific methodology, mistakes the criminal made, etc.
Should these shows even be made? I would think they just make better, smarter criminals who are harder to catch. They make viewers thoroughly aware of concepts they may not even think about other wise, like how to dispose forensic evidence.
My wife watches a series by Dateline. One of the episodes covered a woman suspected of murdering her ex-boyfriend's love interest a few years ago and tried to frame his current girlfriend for it. The officers suspected her of the crime and pretended to play along with her accusations of the current girlfriend.
Dateline showed how the officers cleverly asked her to help gather evidence on the case, making her feel like she was part of the team; that she'll be a hero. They used her own evidence to trap her and get a conviction, since she knew details about the crime that implicated her.
Wouldn't future killers just be wary of this tactic? That's now one less tool for police to the use in the future now that they've broadcasted it. Maybe "true crime" shows shouldn't exist.
@vivify saidI agree., I have on occasion ruminated over 'opportunities' which present themselves, which these descendants of Ghengis Khan could take advantage of so easily, wreaking death and havoc, laying waste. I would not dare put in writing my thoughts.
True Crime shows cover actual crimes committed by people in a documentary-style format. These shows cover how a criminal was caught, detailing specific methodology, mistakes the criminal made, etc.
Should these shows even be made? I would think they just make better, smarter criminals who are harder to catch. They make viewers thoroughly aware of concepts they may not eve ...[text shortened]... to the use in the future now that they've broadcasted it. Maybe "true crime" shows shouldn't exist.