Murder mysteries on television Options

[lovescream]

Mhm, excuse me if this topic has been made before. I haven't been in debate lately.

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Well, you see on Court TV and some other television programs that they show murder mysteries. If you don't know, then it's like a show where they tell you about some really big murder case and how they solved who killed who.
This question came up in my mind a few days ago: Should those shows be cancelled?
In my thoughts, I think yes, it should.
Why?
Because the program tells you HOW the person murders that person and WHAT exactly they did. If a serial killer is watching this, it could create some very brilliant ideas for them.
But the police solved this kind of murder already. What's the point of a killer copying what they saw on TV about a crime?
Well, chances are, they could watch more than one and then figure out a greater way to kill someone. >.> It's a possibility.

[jnukes]

they should be cancelled ..


criminals could get ideas .. and then when they gett caught .. they could sue tha show that they gott tha idea from .. lol.

but tha ideas could cause big influence on young people ..

[XoJennaoX]

Whos to say whether or not a criminal can be criminally inspired by the media?

That's not what i was saying. No one can prove that, but you are able to compare the time in which these shows have been on the air to the amount of carefully planned crimes, or to the crime rate in general.

they should be cancelled ..
criminals could get ideas .. and then when they gett caught .. they could sue tha show that they gott tha idea from .. lol.

ummm....

but tha ideas could cause big influence on young people ..

Influence to do what? become a CSI agent or a law enforcement officer, yes maybe. To become a criminal? very unlikely, if you understand why most crimes are commited in the first place. The least it could do is give aspiring criminals tips on how to do a better job. "Showing criminals just how comprehensive forensics and police detection have become might actually act as a deterrent to crime, Shaw said. If individuals can't figure out alternatives to the mistakes made by criminals on television, they might be discouraged from committing similar crimes." Unless we start portraying the criminal as the heroic role model of the show, than your perticular concern shouldn't be a problem.
Like i said it is still a gamble, but violent crime has decreased since these shows have been on the air, isn't that a good correlation, so whats the problem?