Do you like watching real crime documentaries?

I’m binge watching those on Netflix. Especially the ones about serial killers from the 70s to early 2000s. Something is just compelling about them. Could be too dark at times and the cold cases are just haunting & depressing.
Yet, the best part is when the killer gets caught and justice is served at the end. Gives me a thrill of some sort. Guy I’m seeing says I have more balls than him watching that stuff lol

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

I confess that I will never understand people's fascination with serial killers. I find them repulsive and not something I would want to fill my head with. To me, giving them limelight just feels like giving them a thumb up in some way.
I like crime fiction though.

SW-User

I'm not fascinated with the killers themselves. They fill me with disgust & rage. It's the evil nature that's hard to wrap your head around. How people can get this low extremely devoid of humanity. The psychology behind it. The backgrounds. Lessons to learn. How it can be prevented. The hard work & intelligence to catch them. Seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Solace to victims' families. Justice.

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@SW-User That's the problem. Whenever I stray into those topics I notice your take on this seems to be in minority. A vast majority seems to be simply getting off on vicarious powertrips or on trauma porn or try to be super antisocial and edgy. Maybe the disgust comes even less from the sick individuals themselves than the crowd of seemingly normal people with completely twisted values who are after the sensation first and foremost. I mean...they always seem so rife that they must walk among us.

SW-User

I understand. Good thing is – the narratives of said documentaries often strongly incriminate and condemn their actions in a way that the average normal person with a good moral compass can relate to
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