What Surette is telling us that media likes to use the predator criminal to create fear, weaken social networks, increase dependence on the media while encouraging social isolation and polarization. In times of uncertainty we turn towards the media to give us the answers that we're seeking. When a criminal doesn't fit into the normal stereotypes, we turn to the media to tell us what is so special about this one guy.
I have to agree here with Surette simply because of what happened at the beginning of the semester with the Assistant Professor, one of the things that kept me interested in the case was the fact that there was something unique about him and why he acted the way he did. Media taps into the natural human curiosity and uses it to their advantage.
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