***Once again, I'm without a blog topic this week. So, I decided to give a little information about my presentation topic. I decided to present on Killers and the Media.
Sadly, I have a sick fascination with serial killers, or maybe I just enjoy psychology a little too much. Either way, I spent a bit of my time looking up serial killers who were so bold and narcissistic that they contact the media via letters and phone calls. Oddly enough, Jack the Ripper even sent letters giving the cops advice on how to catch him, and the Zodiac Killer's last card was sent to The San Francisco Chronicle in 2007. Because it's the anniversary of John Lennon's death, I will also mention Mark David Chapman, who gunned down Lennon in front of the Dakota in New York, and who immediately told law enforcement that he wanted to be known, and he wanted his name in the papers.
These are literally people who have broken the law and become famous for it. So the ethical dilemma, I believe, is in the decision of how to handle this type of situation. I think the murders should be reported, because people do have a right to know; but should we make celebrities out of the people who kill people for sport? How do we avoid doing this and still inform our audience on what's going on around them?
***Hold on to your answers to these questions for my presentation. :-)
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As discussed last night, solving this ethical issue is directly related to a question of loyalties and the greater good.
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