Kojak Episode Inspires Murder - TV Violence on Trial

[@ricksegalCanada]

Nicely done. I suspect there is a ton of work put into these and it shows!

[@tvsbesteps]

Thanks so much for your kind words. Yes, I try my best. Glad you’ve enjoyed them.

[@scott_celt]

I grew up in the 70.s and 80's tv including "violent" programs like bugs bunny cartoons, and numerous detective shows and never thought once about committing a crime based on any of those shows. TV was my baby sitter as well. It wasn't t.v that drove to murder it was mental illness.

[@Poppaea-Sabina]

I was exposed to thousands of TV shows in the 70s too and never shot anybody. So were millions of children.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Those anti-violence groups are so annoying. They once called The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. "the most violent show on television". (This is a show set in the old west, with some sci-fi elements, starring Bruce Campbell.) Their basis for this claim was watching an episode revolving around boxing, and counted each punch in the boxing match as a "violent act".

[@Skaramine]

Brisco never shot a single villain on the show, Fer Pete's sake!

[@TomSanderson100]

These are fascinating well done. Would you consider doing one about the Twilight Zone movie in 1982?

[@tamaraclaw]

I'd forgotten about the Zamora trial...it was a very big deal at the time.

[@OathTaker3]

School, parents, society & TV shows us all right from wrong so he knew right from wrong, end of story... guilty.

[@jphillips7083]

Yeah California is a sunshine state, thank you Judge Ito for letting cameras into the room and letting OJ go

[@jimdr63]

In the mid 1990’s a murder case was brought to court. It happened in Manitoulin Island Ontario. The defence claimed a First Nation man felt he was being pursued by a man whom he claimed was possessed by the Bear Spirt and was intending to kill him. According to records, the First Nation man had followed traditional ceremonies and rituals to protect him and his family from being pursued and killed. Finally exhausting all non lethal ideas, he had secured a Sanctimonious Spear. He had gone through all the traditional ceremonies and blessings to create a powerful weapon designed to remove the threat he felt and kill the Bear Spirit. The man whom he believed was possessed by the Bear Spirit was killed. The victim’s body was ritually exercised of the Bear Spirit and the body cleansed by the traditional customs of the Anishanabe People. The Judge felt this was not a crime but a clash of Societal norms and he was released. He had never committed a crime in the past, nor suffered from any diagnosed mental illness. Interesting case

[@michaelstora70]

Sanctimonious?

[@andrewfischer8564]

all trials should be telivised. trumps ny trial is a prime example. the people have the right to know

[@briangray5921]

Who loves ya baby?!

[@bl3343]

Why is some of the 1977 footage black and white? I get live courtroom footage being black and white, but the newscasts as well? I thought color had become mainstream by the late sixties.

[@tvsbesteps]

I guess that’s just the way it was archived.

[@jumpupdown2556]

The 1970s was in fact the decade when color TV sets became standard. Most middle class Americans still owned black and white sets in the late '60s. Even later on into the decade, you would see characters in movies watching a black and white set, like Travis Bickle in 1975's Taxi Driver. The Netflix animated series F is For Family's pilot episode is all about the family buying their first color set. The series is set in the early 1970s, so it was probably in line with the reality.

[@GrandGame1440]

The tv news archive at Vanderbilt is where most of the b&w news clips from the late 60s and 70s come from. They didn’t transition to color until the late 70s.