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radiohead33 · 09-01-2009, 05:01 PM

it seems to me a huge portion of the crimes profiled on UM, involve crimes where people didnt mean to harm or kill another person, and then when they do, they cover it up because they are scared. Obviously there were the cold blooded killers profiled on the show and premeditated murders, but the cases I refer to are for instance the Kurt Sova case, the case of that boy at the circus, alot of the police corruption segments, Gary Grant jr etc...

How often do you think this happens?

What was most interesting to me were the kids who covered up crimes. Obviously it sort of makes some sense that if you were a kid and something happened, soemthing went horribly wrong like the kid at the circus, or gary grant jr, the tommy burkett where kids had the help of police in the coverup, you would be scared and not know what to do. But how often do yout think these things happen?

We often hear stories as kids about monsters who sole purpose is to kill us or harm us. We are warned about strangers.

What facinates me about the cases I am refering to in this thread, is that alot of these cases were just situations gone way out of control and out of hand.

hostedbyrobertstack · 09-01-2009, 09:24 PM

I have thought about this before and I honestly think it happens quite often, or more often than people think. I mean, going through high school and college, a lot of kids think that nothing will ever happen to them or to the other person when they are beating them up or making them do stuff. Some of the stuff that is done is pretty harsh, and I think a lot could honestly hurt someone beyond repair (such as beating someone up). That can actually lead to death, and I think a lot of kids are taught that it is okay to fight, yet it actually is very dangerous. These are the cases where there are cover-ups and the parents might even help. Even though it would be easier to go to the police, they will still get some kind of jail time no matter what. The easiest solution for a lot of these people is a cover up.

Clockworkhigh · 09-01-2009, 09:44 PM

Well we'll never know for sure what happened to Tommy Gibson, but his sister concocted a couple of different "night and day" stories that personally I think neither are true.

Mastermind · 09-02-2009, 11:07 AM

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it seems to me a huge portion of the crimes profiled on UM, involve crimes where people didnt mean to harm or kill another person

The majority of homicides that occur in America fit in that description. Crimes of passion/unpremeditated crimes.

If you had to classify violent crime it can be broken down into three categories.

1. Crimes of passion/unpremeditated homicide (wife kills husband during argument, rapes, vehicular homicide, infanticide, bar fights..etc., "under the influence" crimes.
2. For profit crimes. (drug dealing, organized crime, theft, proxy murders, insurance scams, ect.)
3. Psychotic crimes (serial killers, thrill killers, serial rapists, child molesters)

The first two are more common than the last. Yet we tend to fear the last category more.

Category 2 & 3 are the hardest crimes for investigators to solve. Number 1 category crimes are the easiest.

09-01-2009, 05:01 PM	#1
radiohead33 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 23, 2007 Posts: 105	Cases where kids cover up crimes it seems to me a huge portion of the crimes profiled on UM, involve crimes where people didnt mean to harm or kill another person, and then when they do, they cover it up because they are scared. Obviously there were the cold blooded killers profiled on the show and premeditated murders, but the cases I refer to are for instance the Kurt Sova case, the case of that boy at the circus, alot of the police corruption segments, Gary Grant jr etc... How often do you think this happens? What was most interesting to me were the kids who covered up crimes. Obviously it sort of makes some sense that if you were a kid and something happened, soemthing went horribly wrong like the kid at the circus, or gary grant jr, the tommy burkett where kids had the help of police in the coverup, you would be scared and not know what to do. But how often do yout think these things happen? We often hear stories as kids about monsters who sole purpose is to kill us or harm us. We are warned about strangers. What facinates me about the cases I am refering to in this thread, is that alot of these cases were just situations gone way out of control and out of hand.

09-01-2009, 09:24 PM	#2
hostedbyrobertstack Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 23, 2007 Location: OH Posts: 436	I have thought about this before and I honestly think it happens quite often, or more often than people think. I mean, going through high school and college, a lot of kids think that nothing will ever happen to them or to the other person when they are beating them up or making them do stuff. Some of the stuff that is done is pretty harsh, and I think a lot could honestly hurt someone beyond repair (such as beating someone up). That can actually lead to death, and I think a lot of kids are taught that it is okay to fight, yet it actually is very dangerous. These are the cases where there are cover-ups and the parents might even help. Even though it would be easier to go to the police, they will still get some kind of jail time no matter what. The easiest solution for a lot of these people is a cover up.

09-01-2009, 09:44 PM	#3
Clockworkhigh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 604	Well we'll never know for sure what happened to Tommy Gibson, but his sister concocted a couple of different "night and day" stories that personally I think neither are true.