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Netflix serial killer TV series Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has caused outrage on social media due to its inconsideration of the feelings of the victims' families.&nbsp;
It is currently a hit series on Netflix which was released on 21 September 2022.&nbsp; Created by Ryan Murphy who also produced &lsquo;American Crime Story&rsquo; anthology series, it sketches the real events of the brutal murders committed by the notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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<h2>Murder Cases Turned Into Entertainment</h2>
It is not new for murder cases to be adapted into TV series to entertain viewers. Previously, serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Edmund Kemper, Charles Mandon, John Wayne Gacy were introduced as characters through the imaginations of some creators.&nbsp;
These shows have attracted the attention of the public, turning into sensations on social media. The killer Ted Bundy was trending on Tik Tok after the movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile and the documentary Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes had gone viral.&nbsp;
The hashtag #TedBundy has gained about one billion views on Tik Tok while #JeffreyDahmer has 1.3 billion views.&nbsp;
On Tik Tok, there were attempts by some users to create a similar ambience filled with anxiety and tension in those films or shows, which sparked criticism over the romanticisation of murders.
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Source: IMDb
<h2>Making Profits Out Of The Pain Of Victims&rsquo; Families</h2>
Such adaptations raise the question of whether it is appropriate to gain interests from tragedies that might traumatise the victims&rsquo; families.&nbsp;
Netflix seemed to have an answer to this question as it delineated the miniseries as &ldquo;giving the victims a voice&rdquo;. However, their families certainly didn&rsquo;t think so.
Sister of one of the victims, Rita Isbell, told Insider that she had not been reached out by Netflix for the consultation of the show.&nbsp;
&nbsp;"I was never contacted about the show. I feel like Netflix should've asked if we mind or how we felt about making it.
"They didn't ask me anything. They just did it." She said. Her testimony at the Jeffrey Dahmer trial was duplicated in the series.
Another cousin of the same victim, Eric Perric, expressed his disappointment and dissatisfaction upon Netflix&rsquo;s decision to leave the family&rsquo;s consents aside in creating the TV series involving them by commenting on twitter:&nbsp;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
I&rsquo;m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge rn, but if you&rsquo;re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell&rsquo;s) are pissed about this show. It&rsquo;s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need? <a href="https://t.co/CRQjXWAvjx">https://t.co/CRQjXWAvjx</a>
&mdash; eric perry. (@ericthulhu) <a href="https://twitter.com/ericthulhu/status/1572996958884700160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2022</a></blockquote>

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His post reached over 413,000 &ldquo;likes&rdquo;.&nbsp;
Rita Isbell also pointed out scornfully that the victims&rsquo; families did not gain financial benefits from the show, saying: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s sad that they&rsquo;re just making money off of this tragedy. That&rsquo;s just greed.&rdquo;&nbsp;
<h2>Reactions Regarding The TV Show On Social Media&nbsp;</h2>
Some criticised the fact that the traumatising events were merely used as entertainment, concurring with Rita Isbell&rsquo;s opinion.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
the interest in the true crime world can go too far on multiple occasions like to the point where ppl don&rsquo;t even realize these are real events and real ppl that they&rsquo;re using at entertainment
&mdash; miles morales stan☆⁷ (@K0YAII) <a href="https://twitter.com/K0YAII/status/1573011637136756736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2022</a>
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Some highlighted the importance of consents given by the families of victims when it comes to making films based on tragedies.
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as someone who has interest in &ldquo;true crime&rdquo;, this is despicable. movies/docs should never be made about real life killers/victims unless they have explicit permission from the victims families and those families give permission to everything that&rsquo;s included. and one is enough.
&mdash; nic (@meltieshouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/meltieshouse/status/1573010109080502272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2022</a>
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Calling out the profusion of the serial killer shows, some instead attacked the issue of unoriginality and the lack of creativity in the entertainment industry by citing the series.&nbsp;
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Like, if you wanna make a serial killer series, write one??? Why are we redoing the same 5 murders and cult leaders every few years. Immoral and lazy
&mdash; brittcoin (@runawayyogi) <a href="https://twitter.com/runawayyogi/status/1573028585778335744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2022</a>
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On the other hand, there were people who gave credits to the show for its condemnation of the failed system of laws and police, despite its lack of concern over the feelings of the victims&rsquo; families.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
I get it but this show puts the light on the cops that failed the victims. It's hard to watch but the blame is put on the right people. For once.
&mdash; 😸 (@ExQueendoris_2) <a href="https://twitter.com/ExQueendoris_2/status/1573132399680294912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2022</a>
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<h2>Should We Watch Crime Series Based On Real Events?&nbsp;</h2>
Well, there is no perfect answer to this question for now.
According to the commentaries online and what the families thought about the issue, one thing remains clear: the opinions of the victims&rsquo; families should be taken into account during the production of this sort of adaptation. Or else, it would be sheer exploitation.&nbsp;
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While the series remains a popular one on the streaming platform, it&rsquo;s good to keep in mind that they are based on reality when watching them.&nbsp;
So, it wouldn&rsquo;t be another form of entertainment to kill time but an opportunity to engage in a deep reflection upon the mechanism of laws and police that failed to do the victim justice before the murderer got caught.&nbsp;
What do you think about the issue? Do you support the claim that drawing inspirations from events involving victims is unethical?&nbsp;
*Sources: Visual Images and references credit to social media, The Vibes, IMDb &amp; various cross references.
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Have you ever wondered how would the family members of the victims react to entertainment based on real traumatising events?

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Did Netflix Serial Killer Series 'Jeffrey Dahmer' Exploit The Victims To Gain Profits?

Did Netflix Serial Killer Series 'Jeffrey Dahmer' Exploit The Victims To Gain Profits?

Have you ever wondered how would the family members of the victims react to entertainment based on real traumatising events?

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