For
It keeps history alive and teaches lessons.
Against
It exploits pain for profit.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“the national media went into sensationalistic 24/7 news-mode on this again, milking it for ratings.”
“it felt like he was exploiting the tragedy and didn’t think he would add anything substantial to the issue.”
“those true crime stories sometimes uncover new facts or evidence about the underlying case, and correct gross injustice.”
“True Crime is the mechanism through which interest in settled cases can be maintained and public interest raised about inconsistencies”