04-08-2012, 10:25 PM
(04-08-2012, 09:10 PM)Donovan Wrote: The reason he's not allowed to do interviews is because every time he talks it just shows him for a deluded crazy old bugfuck who has long outlived his danger as anything but a symbol for every malcontent or wannabe badguy who needs something to put on a tshirt. He's not a government construct, he's a media construct: instant name recognition, instant scary appeal, still sells "newspapers". Why do you think we still get press releases every time parole comes up for him? You said yourselves, California houses thousands of prisoners, do we get headlines or press clippings complete with photos about any of them when they go up for parole hearings?
Huh?
Yeah, we get press releases and photos (at least on a state/local level) anytime any convicted serial killer comes up for patrol. True story.
Are you kidding me about the media trying to make Manson a bogeyman in today's climate? Pfft. The media is all over crime, it now sells like sex. Sadly, the media doesn't have to reach back 40 years to latch on to some impotent old nutfuck in order to intrigue and scare us or to sell a story. There's always something spooky, here and now. You might be a man outta time (not a bad thing).
Crime sells like fucking hotcakes these days - more than ever before, with the likes of HLN, TruTv, Dateline, MSN Mysteries, 20/20, Discovery Crime Network, etc...
Check your facts, jack.