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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 21, 2021 23:46:47 GMT -5
Someone claimed that Fox 'cancelled' AMW because a 60-year-old Latina woman was hosting and the show would still be on the air if it was a "gay Jewish male" host.
Ummm... Besides the fact that we don't know if AMW has been cancelled or not... I'm pretty sure Fox wouldn't care if the host was Hispanic black Native American a transgender robot if the show drew in ratings for them.
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 29, 2021 0:57:14 GMT -5
I saw someone comment that Elizabeth Vargas isn't right for AMW because "this show needs a man!" Even worse was it was a woman who said this.
Yes I think we can all agree that the low ratings may be in part because John Walsh isn't hosting, but that would have been the case for any male or female not named John Walsh as well.
Even though it wasn't a formal remake, Unsolved Mysteries "failed" when a male host replaced Robert Stack.
I know it doesn't sound like it but I actually did enjoy the new AMW overall. However, while there were some things I felt that could be better, I feel like Vargas' performance was the only part that was flawless. It's a shame more people don't (or didn't) give her a chance.
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 20, 2021 8:32:16 GMT -5
I wasn't sure where to put this since they aren't comments that annoy me since I understand them but there is an aspect I wish more people could appreciate.
Often a pretty young blonde like Gabby Petito goes missing and it becomes a national news story and sort of media circus. Some will point out missing minority cases are never covered the same way as when it's a pretty young white girl.
I do actually agree- sadly Gabby photogenically fits the type of missing crime cases the overall media becomes obsessed with. And I wish Orrin and Orson West had just as much coverage or Vanessa Morales had just as much.
The only thing I want to stress is that the media bias in neglecting minority missing and murder cases isn't Gabby's fault and she is still someone loved with a family who loves her.
Gabby Petito in addition to being a pretty young blonde, was also somewhat of a social media celebrity. Then you have her boyfriend going missing and this turning into a missing, unofficial unsolved murder and unofficial fugitive case all at once. I hate to put it this way but Gabby's disappearance might be the most perfect crime story since JonBenet Ramsey for the media crime blogs etc... to exploit.
At the end of the day I always stress our site isn't about being thrillseekers but helping to get justice. I didn't add Gabby because she's a pretty young blonde, but because she's a human being whose family deserves answers.
I do want to stress that the Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner case deserves more coverage as well as it seems the only reason they get talked about at all is/was their coincidences compared to Gabby's case, so sadly it isn't just race that may be a factor in what the media chooses to cover but sexual orientation as well.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 13, 2021 23:35:25 GMT -5
Welp it’s rare I usually get on this thread and rant, but as many of you guys know I run my own twitter account, but anyways, there was this one woman who said under my Robert Fisher was removed post talking all this crap that Robert Fisher was framed and that the Top Ten List is fake.
Honestly anytime anyone starts talking that dumb conspiracy theory crap, I’m just like yeah I’m done with this a**hole, and keep moving.
Honestly if the media quit giving these idiots a platform, things would be alright IMO, but then again, the good ol’ US of A is pretty big that a tin foil hat conspiracy theorist out in the middle of the desert in Utah (no offense to Utah) is completely insignificant and not worth an argument.
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 14, 2021 0:29:19 GMT -5
Yeah I always say the internet is both the best thing and the worst thing to ever happen to society for reasons like this lol.
On one hand we wouldn't have this site to help catch fugitives, but on the other hand a lot of our fugitives are specifically because of the internet (child pornographers, guys meeting women on dating sites etc...) so it's an interesting catch-22.
I know there were crime problems but I really wish my peak youth was the 1980s- it seemed the perfect mix of normal life with advanced technology but it wasn't too intrusive.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 16, 2022 17:08:02 GMT -5
Love everyone at In Pursuit but very disappointed that the moderators in the In Pursuit: Missing and Wanted Facebook group are allowing people to post these ridiculous "Brian Laundrie is still alive" conspiracy theories.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 16, 2022 18:37:49 GMT -5
Love everyone at In Pursuit but very disappointed that the moderators in the In Pursuit: Missing and Wanted Facebook group are allowing people to post these ridiculous "Brian Laundrie is still alive" conspiracy theories. Yeah the mods in that Facebook group are really dropping the ball there. Sadly some of the members of the group believe in those ridiculous theories when they need to accept that Brian Laundrie is dead. The mods allowing those posts are not helping matters at all. |
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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 10, 2022 10:40:23 GMT -5
I just saw someone complain on Reddit about Tamera Williams getting profiled on the next season of Unsolved Mysteries because they "don't find fugitive cases interesting."
I get that we're sort of a niche site as online sleuths generally seem to prefer missing and unsolved murder cases because there's more mystery to them, while a fugitive case we already know who committed the crime and it's just a matter of finding them, but they need to realize Unsolved Mysteries also wants to solve cases as well, and assuming there's no other fugitive cases on the season, Williams will be by far the most solvable case in the season.
For me I always took an interest in fugitive cases specifically because they are the most solvable. There is admittedly a sense of excitement in joining a manhunt and hopefully getting justice.
Just annoys me how the average online crime sleuths don't seem to appreciate fugitive cases.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jun 10, 2022 12:41:12 GMT -5
I just saw someone complain on Reddit about Tamera Williams getting profiled on the next season of Unsolved Mysteries because they "don't find fugitive cases interesting." I get that we're sort of a niche site as online sleuths generally seem to prefer missing and unsolved murder cases because there's more mystery to them, while a fugitive case we already know who committed the crime and it's just a matter of finding them, but they need to realize Unsolved Mysteries also wants to solve cases as well, and assuming there's no other fugitive cases on the season, Williams will be by far the most solvable case on that episode. For me I always took an interest in fugitive cases specifically because they are the most solvable. There is admittedly a sense of excitement in joining a manhunt and hopefully getting justice. Just annoys me how the average online crime sleuths don't seem to appreciate fugitive cases. I have some things to say here as well. Let me start by thanking people for publicizing and sharing the stories of unsolved homicides, missing people and unidentified Jane/John Does. There are an astronomical number of families in those situations with their loved ones cases and every bit of publicity and awareness helps. It however does annoy me as well that fugitive cases don't get talked about to the same degree, because as Scumhunter mentioned, they are the most likely to be solved by members of the public. When they do get talked about, it's usually either a high-profile breaking news case or a fugitive that was featured on Unsolved Mysteries. That is part of the reason why I have taken such an initiative to research fugitive cases and validate the warrants so that they can be posted here. The most important thing I want to address with the comment that Scumhunter mentioned from the Reddit poster is that we should not be considering these cases "interesting". No one will tell you that they find it "interesting" how their loved one was murdered. I would much rather want people to be informed about unsolved/unresolved cases then treating this as entertainment. |
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 9, 2023 21:29:01 GMT -5
The manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante is hitting on another theme- every time there's a prisoner escape that lasts longer than a day- they're declared a hide and seek champion by some people on social media commentary. Don't get me wrong, every resident that lives in the Chester County area- has every right to feel scared frustrated angry etc... that Cavalcante isn't caught yet. But the people outside that area that don't follow fugitive manhunts the way we do don't know that this is actually within a relatively average time frame for a prison escapee or concentrated area manhunt. It took over a month to capture Eric Frein, it took a week to catch Michael Burham. Everyone thinks because we are in an advanced technological era, prison escapees should be caught within two hours- but these are still guys who are needles in the haystack and probably not using technology in an attempt to lay low. I'd say 7-14 days is actually the standard bearer or expected average time for the capture of an escapee of this magnitude- you obviously hope it's less- but it usually is quick- just not before you finish buying an itune fast which is what people ignorantly think about how long it will take.
If Cavalcante is still at large at the end of the year, then yes- he's the hide and seek champion- but it's a cliche and hacky saying I'm tired of people using every time a high profile manhunt fugitive isn't caught in a millisecond.
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 10, 2023 21:52:08 GMT -5
Wanted to say I didn't realize it's been more like a week and a half. With that being said Cavalcante hasn't left the overall escape area yet it seems, so the manhunt is taking slightly longer than an average escapee but unless he unfortunately escapes the dragnet he's still cornered and it's just a matter of a war of attrition.
Edit: Apparently he stole a van and has eluded the perimeter *sigh*
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 11, 2023 20:46:11 GMT -5
Alright this now looks like Cavalcante might be the rare exception and unfortunately last longer than your usual suspect, but I still feel my comments apply in general- many escapees are caught after a week and not 2 hours- and my rant was unfortunately poor timing/not the best example this time around.
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 13, 2023 16:34:54 GMT -5
The manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante is hitting on another theme- every time there's a prisoner escape that lasts longer than a day- they're declared a hide and seek champion by some people on social media commentary. Don't get me wrong, every resident that lives in the Chester County area- has every right to feel scared frustrated angry etc... that Cavalcante isn't caught yet. But the people outside that area that don't follow fugitive manhunts the way we do don't know that this is actually within a relatively average time frame for a prison escapee or concentrated area manhunt. It took over a month to capture Eric Frein, it took a week to catch Michael Burham. Everyone thinks because we are in an advanced technological era, prison escapees should be caught within two hours- but these are still guys who are needles in the haystack and probably not using technology in an attempt to lay low. I'd say 7-14 days is actually the standard bearer or expected average time for the capture of an escapee of this magnitude- you obviously hope it's less- but it usually is quick- just not before you finish buying an itune fast which is what people ignorantly think about how long it will take. If Cavalcante is still at large at the end of the year, then yes- he's the hide and seek champion- but it's a cliche and hacky saying I'm tired of people using every time a high profile manhunt fugitive isn't caught in a millisecond. Nevermind I was right after all. I said 7-14 days and it was 14 days lol. |
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 12, 2023 2:43:11 GMT -5
Honestly I’m at that point in life where I really want to delete my X (formerly Twitter) account, whenever I get on which is rarely now, all I see popping up on my feed is graphic videos of people dying and political crap, people fighting, and people being out and out racist, and they’re not even accounts I follow.
Twitter can be used for good, but unfortunately it just a bunch of Brain Rot on there now.
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 12, 2023 5:59:51 GMT -5
Well that's more about Twitter when this is more about annoying comments related to In Pursuit The Hunt etc... (I'll change the thread title accordingly), but I do agree Twitter now X has gone downhill. I've had to block a few crazy people who thought I'd support them and it's like nope... I don't subscribe to your racist theories and politics.
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