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TV crime shows only show loving victim tributes
Original: When family members on 48 Hours and Dateline talk about a victim, they always just have glowing things to say. You never
A discussion has emerged about how true-crime programmes like 48 Hours and Dateline portray murder victims. Commenters note that family members interviewed on these shows almost always offer glowing, affectionate tributes, and that producers never air relatives saying bluntly negative things such as 'he's an asshole, I don't care he's gone'. People are debating whether this reflects selective editing, grief etiquette, or a sanitized formula in the genre.
Why now: People are debating the sanitised, uniformly sympathetic way true-crime shows portray victims and their families.
Evidence
- When family members on 48 Hours and Dateline talk about a victim, they always just have glowing things to say. You never see somebody be like "he's an asshole, I don't care he's gone" # truecrime # crime # documentary · famousblueben@mas.to · 1
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