Media
Why don’t we see/why are we not shown the reality of a crime scene? E.g. after a killing the media show the flowers, police etc.
The media are cautious of what they show when it is in relation to the killing of an individual. As people of all ages, races and backgrounds watch the news it could scar someone mentally if shown the incident and how it happened. Although there are programs like Crimewatch that show reconstructions of crime scenes, these can be based on real incidents. Watching these reconstructions can be frightening but watching the real incident would be scarier.
Also, when we see police patrolling the crime scene we can infer that the media want us to feel at ease because police officers are at the scene. It is frustrating that the police are present at the aftermath of the incident instead of being around before it.
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