Morbid Intrigue

[powerohindsight]

Oh well, oh well, oh well, Ladies and Gentlemen don't we live in exciting times? Looks like we got ourselves a good old fashioned serial killer. Now I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "why Smith you 'orrible bastard, thats not exciting. Far from it, that is in fact disturbing and deeply saddening for the families of those poor young women

Comments

[deftlytooledup]

yay for us.

i'm following this avidly. i dont really haev much to add to what you've said, you've pretty much echoed my thoughts, particularly re: standards of reporting.

let it be noted that subjectivity in the press doesn't only appear when serial killers are being spoken of, tho.

if anyone would like some expect advice on serial killers, remember i'm actually the great great granddaughter of one.

well, not really, but it was close.
x

[eveningair]

I read in the Mail that Serial Killer-ism is genetic, and it's like a ticking time-bomb.

[powerohindsight]

As far as I understand, from, like, books and stuff, that becoming a serial killer (or any sort of psychopath) is based on differing levels of electrical energy in the brain as well as a significantly smaller frontal lobe. Or something to that effect.

[eveningair]

Daily Mail in 'Printing the Truth' Shocker.

[beyceyar]

The Sun has been good recently, but did you catch the Guardian describing one of the dead girls as having "the dappled skin and pleading look of a heroin addict"?

sorry to miss you at remedies, in fact at anywhere, my head is lung low out of shame and regret, as i'm sure is Nick's (although he has an excuse in having been on crutches at the time)...

[powerohindsight]

I know what you mean. Any sort of wrongdoing and the tabloid rags adopt this bombastic self-righteousness (usually the reserve of the devoutly religious or the possibly aristocratic). It amuses me that the purveyors of ultimate filth, who have contributed so wholeheartedly to lowering the standards of what is considered adequate reporting of world events (or even what could be considered 'news'), and the resultant IQ deficit which exists in this country due to the fact that the majority of the british public are woefully misinformed, if they are even informed at all, dare put themselves in a place of moral superiority over anyone.

It may be time for me to get off my soapbox on this one

[vic_the_minx]

I have heard him/her refered to as 'The Suffocater' which is brilliant and should be taken up by all.
Also did you see that rediculous news special on BBC1 last night? They were trying to humanise the victims and appeal to the murder's better nature, it was helarious, and came across just like one of those badly made dramatisation thingys.
Keep up the good work my friend, I'm sure you'll figure it out before the police ;)

[powerohindsight]

Humanise the victims? Like they were martians or something. I missed it but i can guess it was "This Heroin addicted Prostitute has been in and out of prison but, in her spare time, cared for sick kittens and was known to repair the houses of the elderly in return for a bag of Kola Kubes. She also liked Keane, probably".

Just saw on the news "Police urging working girls to stay at home seems to have had an affect" - so it wouldn't be the the fact that someones trying to kill them then.