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People like to feel that there is justice and that bad guys get caught. Serial killers and the source of info (mostly police departments) makes for low hanging fruit. To get less biased info would take more work. It is possibly different outside the US.
No, not just you. I saw someone comment on this years, and years ago, calling "Copaganda". They were right, and so is everyone else I've seen talk about it, the way these documentaries glomp all over them like a 5-year-old with a hero complex is fucking pathetic coming from adults.
Youtube varies from genuinely good content, to generic filler, to complete and utter trash, and there is much of the latter two because it's not curated by anyone (other than by algorithms).
Try "We Own This City" from David Simon, if you want a documentary on the police that isn't propaganda.
I don't watch those, but from how it sounds, my expectation is that they tell it from the cops perspective. Because surely it wouldn't be from the criminal's perspective? Perspective would bias it already
Always has been
Sure, cop shows are like that as well. They are so unrealistic.
I mean they do try to solve crimes? So if the "cops" win, it is good?
Yea... but the cops attitude and tone of voice is kinda disgusting, and they treat everyone like criminals, even when questioning the victims. Their bad behavior never gets pointed out.
I've had the opposite with the ones I've watched on Netflix
Old but if you haven't seen Making a Murderer you should give it a watch.
I have! The first season was great
Skip Intro has a good series about this.
