Ar Crime Theory

As a binge watcher of numerous crime dramas, I often ask myself and siblings ‘what if an individual or a group was the recreate any of the heinous crimes so heavily illustrated in these series?’ I'd discuss with my siblings the repercussions on the human psyche. After watching criminal series such as Criminal Minds I find myself fearing the outside world and even the inside my home. And I am not the only one. These series show constant illustrations of individuals and even families murdered, raped, tortured, and the disturbed perpetrators mind as they perform the acts. There is a developing theory that people commit crimes after watching these gruesome series. However, there are individuals who argue that these shows only depict and copy the real world. This doesn't change the fact that there are individuals or “copy cats”, as dubbed in the series that …show more content…
Over the years there have been incidents in which people copy the violence seen in the shows and perform them on those around them. Such is the case of Steven Mills who killed and butchered his girlfriend, Elizabeth Thomason on January 24 2014. Steven, who is autistic, admitted that he had an alter ego named Ed that told him to kill his girlfriend. He was fixated on the main character Dexter from the popular TV series Dexter and killed Thomas in fashion that mirrored Dexter’s methods. Another is in the case of Damon Perry who began to believe his friend was a zombie after binge-watching “The Walking Dead” and brutally beat him to death. So how can we protect ourselves from being victims of “copycat killer?” Aside from this course I have series of exams and quizzes to complete during the process of completing this research project. My success in completing all of my work entirely depends on how I manage my time and how little I procrastinate. This should not be difficult if I