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  • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I like to examine the biographies of violent criminals and realize that capitalism is responsibly for at least 80% of them

    • MarxistHedonism [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      If you haven’t already seen it, check out I Am A Killer on Netflix.

      It’s a documentary show where each episode is about a different death row inmate with their story told mostly through their perspective.

      Very heartbreaking stuff. The majority of them are sympathetic and it’s awful how much sexual abuse comes up.

    • OhWell [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Same here. I've known people who moved towards leftism as a result of what they were learning from true crime. It also demonstrates how the system is set up to make this crime occur.

      One of the biggest things for me is how everything true crime related on TV comes from an emotional argument which is what leads most people in favor of the death penalty. It's always talk about how we need to be tougher on crime so the victims can have justice. Never talks about preventing the crimes from occurring again or improving material conditions.

  • goldsound [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    When the mood hits me. I'm more an occult/paranormal/spooky things kinda guy, but there can be some overlap between that and true crime that really hooks me. True crime is also tough because it's, well, true which can make it painful.

  • OhWell [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Me. I've been into it my whole life. Also love my fair share of Noir and thriller fiction.

    One thing I noticed in true crime growing up was how the class war is definitely real. Missing persons and murder cases involving the poor and vulnerable often go unnoticed by mainstream media, while we will get anniversary editions of cases like JonBenet and Maura Murray. The Asha Degree case is a great example of how this works. It has a following online but most people outside that area of Ohio had never heard of it cause the media rarely covered it.

  • pooh [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Way into it. I used to watch Unsolved Mysteries religiously when I was a kid, and more recently I've been into True Crime podcasts like Sword and Scale. Would be a good idea for a community maybe.

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Mostly wierdo crimes to be honest

    My partner is the one who knows all the kidnapped murderers who cerealed people

  • rozako [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I really enjoy learning about cults, even considered wanting to focus on the biopsychological affects of being in one in grad school.