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Police Using YouTube to Catch Killers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-can-it-not-do dept.

Accommodate Students writes "The BBC is reporting on Greater Manchester police's attempts to use YouTube to catch the killers of the 15 year old, Jessie James. The video features a message from Jessie's mother Barbara Reid and sister Rosemary. BBC radio news has said this is the first time the police force have used YouTube in this way to catch criminals." Update: 10/08 07:40 GMT by Z : Sorry, misunderstood the situation. Thanks for the clarification.

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  1. So I'm not the only one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love The Killers. There's all sorts of videos, interviews and other performances available on YouTube. Just search for The Killers.

  2. It's important because... by lxt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The simple fact that a 15 year old boy getting shot gets such media attention in Britain (when compared to similar events in America) is noteworthy. Sure, the USA is a far larger country, but even at a State level you don't really see the same kind of news reporting when it comes to these kind of shootings.

  3. In some places, murder is still news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Other than the obvious and regrettably tragedy of the situation, why is this case noteworthy?

    Well, in some countries, like the UK, there aren't so many murders everyday throughout the year that the populace has lost all sense of empathy when a human life is taken. All it takes is for there to be an unusual circumstance and it will become big news.

    I guess in some other countries, where bizzare murders and school/work shootings happen all the time and people are bored of it, people would rather hear about Angela Jolie and Brad Pitt.

    1. Re:In some places, murder is still news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      What!? Why!? Did something happen to Brangelina that I missed???

    2. Re:In some places, murder is still news by Dan+East · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Although it serves as a model example of flamebait, your post doesn't answer the question. The UK has averaged close to 3 murders a day for the last several years. 95% of those murders don't make headlines in the UK. So, Other than the obvious and regrettably tragedy of the situation, why is this case noteworthy?

      Dan East

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    3. Re:In some places, murder is still news by heinousjay · · Score: 5, Funny

      Shhhh, you aren't allowed to answer a slam of the US with anything approaching logic.

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    4. Re:In some places, murder is still news by Attaturk · · Score: 4, Interesting

      It should also be noted that the BBC article you quoted was written entirely by an American with a book out: "Joyce Malcolm, Professor of History, Bentley College, US. Author of Guns & Violence: the English Experience. Senior Advisor, MIT Security Studies Program"

      We British people do so love learning about guns and the "English Experience" from pro-gun Americans. ;-)

      In other words, published by the BBC it may be, but it's also a gun lobbyist's sales pitch on the idea of Brits embracing american gun culture so please don't take it out of context and please don't take it as any indication of the British culture and/or its attitude towards guns.

      The simple fact of the matter is that, by and large, we don't like guns here. We don't like people having guns and we don't even like our police force to have guns. If we had our way the army would still be equipped with swords, which you can still run away from by the way. ;-)

      The reason this story was both shocking and "noteworthy" was because the views expressed by Ms. Malcolm and her ilk are anathema to most Brits.
      We may well experience three murders a day on average in this country of roughly 65 million but I suspect that very, very few of them involve innocent children being shot on the street.

  4. YouTube Link by Bueller_007 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the video in question:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM6HmxlU-hI

  5. Re:Pick all that apply by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You would not consider it newsworthy in the States because it's not a middle class caucasian girl and is not being shown around the clock on CNN.

    (This is not flamebait. Think about it for a second)