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Post by Ashley on Oct 31, 2014 1:55:17 GMT
I feel that society is attracted to the pursuit of justice. It seems that there are so many crimes that occur that people begin to become facinated with the crimes; but they mostly enjoy the satisfaction when the criminal is caught. Crime also gives them a sick satisfaction that something terrible is happening to another person while it is not happening to them- it's not that they are glad it's happening to others, but it almost entertains them as they think that something like that could never happen to them or that crime as such are only seen on TV. In Cold Blood it shows that people become so fascinated with the crime. Al Dewey explained, "However long it takes, it may be the rest of my life, I'm going to know what happened in that house: the why and the who." Although he was an authority figure, it still expresses the amazement of the crime and how it seems as if it is not real.
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Post by kevonohanlon on Oct 31, 2014 21:28:27 GMT
I agree with you Ashley! I believe that people are not only thrilled by the mysterious chase of the villain, but also by the justice that is served when he or she is caught. This is why the show "COPS" (yes, everyone knows the oh-so-clever theme song) is so popular on main-stream television, today. In the show, the criminal is always caught, without fail, because that's what the viewers want to see; people want the criminal to be caught and they want justice to be served. The movie "Shawshank Redemption" also demonstrates justice being served, but in the opposite way. The main character is serving a sentence for a crime he did not commit, so it comes to no surprise that the plot of the movie depicts his escape from prison. Escaping a federal penitentiary, in other situations, is viewed to be wrong, however I would assume that few watched "Shawshank Redemption" and hoped for the main character to be recaptured. Why is this? The answer is this: people want justice, not necessarily a strict following of the law. I believe because of this, Capote was compelled to write "In Cold Blood" and from this the book became such a hit among the True Crime genre.
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