I didn't realize how many horrible murders are committed in this country.......court tv.

[a kennedy]

Curious to see the trials going on now on court tv………😳 😳 😳 https://www.courttv.com/latest-news/page/3/ So many against children.

[hlthe2b]

1. All those crime shows, Dateline, 20:20, 48 hours, and others leave one a very warped sense

of safety in this country. Highly produced, they are apparently riveting tv for many, but geez. I've watched some Dateline segments on cases I can recall that occurred many years ago without resolution--either in Colorado or which got tons of national media. But, to think the show has been on since 1972 and produced nearly 3000 episodes--OMG. Step away from the true crime serials, folks. Not healthy to consume 24/7.

[a kennedy]

3. Of course you're right.....I need to get a life.

[Scrivener7]

5. Original versions of fairy tales, which developed over centuries, were unbelievably violent.

Grandma DID get eaten by the wolf, one or both parents ALWAYS died, starvation was common, etc.

There is a theory that, as they used to be, they were a useful psychological tool for kids to face their fears from a safe place as they learned to negotiate their very volatile and violent world.

Maybe we love true crime for the same reason. Because it's undeniable that we DO love true crime. Discovery owns everything now.

[marble falls]

2. Remembering, of course, these cases are taken from all over the US and not any one jurusdiction ...

... it gives a skewed image.

There are horrible crimes against children everywhere but not in the one after another cadence Court TV can suggest.

[a kennedy]

4. I know......it's just when I was rolling through the cases, it just looked like way to many

against children, and of course you’re right.

[XanaDUer2]

6. I've seen two cases

That absolutely made me nauseous. The deaths were so disgusting and disturbing. Two women victims, two different cases.