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by sublinear 3 hours ago
The abuse is far more likely to come from the audience than the police. The true crime fanbase tends to have mental health issues.
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On the one hand, it's one of the most popular genres out there. 84% of the U.S. population age 13+ are "True Crime consumers":

> https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-true-crime-consumer-repor...

But it's absolutely true that the internet-based tribe called the "TCC" -- the true crime community -- is a hotbed of severe mental illness and moral depravity. It's a very young-skewing demographic, too. You can think of it as Fandom for killers. I monitor my son's internet activity in large part to ensure that he's not exposing himself to it, and I would view any exposure to the TCC as the reddest of red flags.

But the police are official represeatives of the government and it holds more weight when they say "they are guilty even if court said they are not" vs if a random private individual says it.
The police are the ones who can lock you in jail.