It is unacceptable. Never volunteered or spoke with anyone can tell us what out work was, what our motives were and interpret what we actually saw and hear from the people who were there- then set up donations and Patreon. In time it can corrupt the public’s view. It is absurd and shameful. Today ,with as much junk that is out there, there is little in the way to check their claims or even their sources, even when you do,- their fans are vicious and rabid ready to go all the way to destroy you. Copyright © 2016-2020 American Crime Journal and ACJ.
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It’s tempting to say that we’ve come full circle, with a new true-crime boom that is victim to some of the same ethical pitfalls of the first one: Is crime journalism another industry deregulated by the anarchy of the internet?
That is not talent. Like a game of “who dun it?”, from the comfort of your own home. Unfortunately, reckless public opinion, rushes to judgement sometimes endorsed by influential figures, junk science and innuendo also does significant damage and changes perspective, which ultimate can rob a family of actual justice, which is an injustice- but then an innocent person is robbed of their life and liberty. It changes you and you can tell who respects that. That is when you understand the gravity of it all, realize just how serious and real this is. No investment. Copyright © 2016-2020 American Crime Journal and ACJ. A murder, a child’s rape and mutilation is not a format or subject to demonstrate or try your hand at comedy or push politics. Simon Mundie finds out what sport can teach us about life. Highbrow true crime is often explicitly about the piece’s creator, a meta-commentary about the process of researching and reporting such consequential stories. Which is practically theft itself even if the words are not exact or rearranged to appear as a natural thought or view. Authors, podcasters, TV shows, etc.
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