What are your thoughts on true crime as a genre?

I find it strangely enough better than the usual crime stories that there're around these days. The true-ness limits the author, I think, into the amount of actual gore coming from the description of the subject matter. Take a recent movie Promising Young Woman (2020). It's indeed disturbing for some of us who have been victim of assault, or not. I have a nature to trying to please people and not being able to handle injustice and that stems from abuse when I was a child. I'm only mentioning this because I would go into the detail I'd never recount a story like there was in the movie. Sure, trauma debilitates but in general not at the measure that the person actually builts him- or herself into some sort of guide missile in order to get justice done. Here I go back to my earlier statement that true crime sticks more to the ground and that makes it better. Juistice is afterall not something to be done but seem to be done. The difference is there, I think :)

I think it's immensely socially harmful bc it teaches people to be scared of their neighbors by hyperfocusing on a very, very small minority of dangerous freaks. Crime is obviously a real problem but serial killers are rare. Widespread, largely unwarranted social distrust is a huge part of what's destroying our country.

That said, it's fine to enjoy it if you approach it with some level of self awareness and avoid internalizing that paranoia. Sort of like how it's fine to watch porn as long as you don't internalize the warped sexual expectations that it contributes to in some people.

True crime is great for a lot of reasons. I learned to late in life to use true crime as a pick me up in life. If I ever feel guilty of all these minor things I do. I watch or listen to true crime episodes. And realize no one got raped because of me. No one got murderers because of me. No one was held captive and abused in horrible fashion because of me.

It makes any mistakes the mind could worry about seem insignificant.

True crime also has its disgusting simp side. Ironically mostly from females who for some reason believe that because some guy is hot. He shouldn’t be locked up in prison. Not a lot of big brains out there. There’s also the disgusting goth like people who get tattoos of famous serial killers who raped and murdered children. I don’t care how edgy you think you are. You do something like that. Attempting to idolize some freak with a tattoo of them on your body. You deserve every bad thing that could ever happen to you.

Other good things about true crime is that it helps to bring awareness to things. Helps people recognize possible social patterns and behaviors of abuse… Helps people to learn certain rights they have within the legal systems… Also helps them to learn to be more careful with what information you give out… Helps people to learn to better communicate within their own socials groups. To be better about going out in larger groups, especially when doing things like drinking. It’s crazy how many people who go out alone while drunk end up getting kidnapped by thinking they just willingly got in the car of their taxi service when instead it was a stranger pretending to be an Uber, and then they later end up dead. All because being under the influence impairs your judgement enough to make major mistakes like that…

Apps like Snapchat have been exposed for causing people’s deaths due to the ability to stalk someone through it. They finally just caught the pedophile who killed the two young girls who tried going on a hiking adventure together as friends, but we’re stalked through the Snapchat app and eventually murdered because of it… It’s one of the main reasons I’ve slowly moved more away from that app. As they essentially don’t take any responsibility for the tragedy that occurred so they’re pretty scummy in my opinion.

I am drawn to hearing about true crime cases, but not everything that can come along with true crime fans. It’s icky to me when the seriousness of cases and criminals become playful or too light hearted. The parties where people dress up like their favorite serial killer are gross. People compiling and presenting cases while being silly and not acknowledging how it has negatively affected people 😬

It’s been an interest of mine since I was a kid. “Helter Skelter” was the first novel I ever read. I’ve watched shows like “American Justice” and “Cold Case Files” for years. I’m also hooked on several podcasts.

I don't watch misery for entertainment. I had fairly complex life and it serves no one if I dwell in my own darkness.

I prefer movies that have happily ever after.

Not a huge fan, but I do find some true crime books and documentaries to be very interesting.

I find it very interesting, but I have to be in right frame of mind to not also find it depressing.

I find it both sad and fascinating.

I love true crime. It’s very intriguing.

i find it interesting

I’m interested

I enjoy true crime. The psychology, the intrigue, etc I can never seem to get bored with the genre. Just sit back and enjoy it

It's one of my interests, which is better than being the only interest.

I am addicted to it

It can be interesting, but the style is important as to not give people ideas or even tips on how to repeat it.

I think it is exploitive and makes money off of suffering.

Exposing some types of crimes to the public is the only way anything gets done about it.

Most I've seen ard good.

I think it idolizes murderers when they don't deserve it.

You?

Never mind I hit the back button

Is become a genre. I believe it r started with serial killers like Ramirez, the night stalker and John Wayne Gacey.

Americans have become immune to the horror of murder. There's more of a fascination into the mine of serial killers.

I have mixed feelings about it. Something about some of it I is nothing but murder porn.