It is argued that cruel and violent crimes should not be shown and banned in the media. I completely disagree with this statement, and believe that people should be aware about felonies.
One of the major reasons why citizens need to know about crimes is the fact that they can defend and protect themselve due to awareness. For instance, Canada has a lot of beautiful and huge parks. Many kids visit that places and spend a lot of time in that parks. But five years ago, police started reporting about children abduction in that parks, and then, many parents tried to defend their kids.Furthermore, that information repeated in the media every day, which helped many people to defend their kids. Moreover, schools gave many items to kids for protecting themselve and starting sharing locations with their parents. While police were investigating that crimes, the abduction rate declined due to self-secured and awareness.
In addition to the reporting of crimes, informating residens about local crimes can help to police with research and investigation. For example, the USA has many prisoners who try to escape from jails. One man fled from jail and hid in the nearby village ,where killed human. Police tried to find him but they did not have enough information. And then, local radio started reporting about cruel crime and man’s appearance. Moreover, local farmer recognised that describtion, and he reported about that. It helped police to capture prisoner. Thus, translating crimes can save lives and help athorities with investigation.
In conclusion, it is apparent that reporting of crimes should be shown because it can protect citizens and help police.