Additionally, we can see the glorification of serial killers affecting our treatment of criminals and the severity of our jail sentencing. We see criminals getting shorter and shorter jail sentences for these horrific crimes. The justice system with Bates Motel is a direct reflection of what our system is becoming. Just like Norman the criminals are the ones who have power over everything. They hold power of the justice system, the police officers who enforce it, and us the citizens. We have seen countless examples of violent criminals who have walked away with little or no punishment. We become so engrossed with their violent crime we often ignore the lack of punishment given.
But yet we might also look beyond killers only in the media, and examine violent crimes throughout our history that we still continue to obsess over. Jack the Ripper is just one example of a famous killer. His killings started around 1888 yet even in 2017 whenever we hear his name we know exactly who he is and we also know the gruesome details of these horrific crimes. Although we never learned of his real name, we still believe he was responsible for the deaths of 5 women. In addition to the 5 they also believe he is connected to countless other crimes. …show more content…
Because a solution would make our lives less interesting; we obsess to help add excitement to our boring lives. We love to play detective in these cases; we learn all the evidence was can so we can try to decide who is guilty. Although while playing this harmless detective game we forgot to treat the murderers like monsters. Instead we put them on a pedestal treating them like they are celebrities. While doing this we ignore the victims completely we also try to find blame with in them. In conclusion, despite the repercussions we might face. We will not only continue to glorify serial killers we will also continue to be obsessed with
But yet we might also look beyond killers only in the media, and examine violent crimes throughout our history that we still continue to obsess over. Jack the Ripper is just one example of a famous killer. His killings started around 1888 yet even in 2017 whenever we hear his name we know exactly who he is and we also know the gruesome details of these horrific crimes. Although we never learned of his real name, we still believe he was responsible for the deaths of 5 women. In addition to the 5 they also believe he is connected to countless other crimes. …show more content…
Because a solution would make our lives less interesting; we obsess to help add excitement to our boring lives. We love to play detective in these cases; we learn all the evidence was can so we can try to decide who is guilty. Although while playing this harmless detective game we forgot to treat the murderers like monsters. Instead we put them on a pedestal treating them like they are celebrities. While doing this we ignore the victims completely we also try to find blame with in them. In conclusion, despite the repercussions we might face. We will not only continue to glorify serial killers we will also continue to be obsessed with