Killing for Profit: Should Criminals Make Money Off of Their Stories?

INDUBITABLY: The Debate Podcast

English - September 20, 2023 06:32 - 56 minutes - 64.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Our society is obsessed with stories about crime, and most of the time the more heinous it is, the better. That means that there are millions of dollars to be made off of the retelling of the lives and misdeeds of criminals. Do they have a right to share their stories under free speech protections? Does that include the profit that follows? Or should a consideration of their victims prompt us to forbid such cashing in on crime?