To not understand why people watch people being murdered on youtube and similar?

[lottieandmia]

I know it's human nature to have an element of morbid curiosity (which I will admit to myself)

But why do some people watch horrible videos of people being beheaded or shot over and over? I will never ever watch these videos - once you've seen it you can't unsee it can you?

It disturbs me that stuff like this is freely available these days. But nothing can be done about it. I just hope my children never see it...

[MyBaby1day]

I think any things like this should be universally banned from the internet. I like scary films if they are just acting but leave it there. HATE the vulnerable (or anyone) being hurt. I'm very compassionate.

[piprabbit]

There's a BBC news link here that you might find interesting. Its been in the news this week because Facebook finally agreed to ban one of these beheading videos having previously refused to take action.

[Thumbwitch]

YANBU. I don't understand it at all. I am, however, very sensitive about shit like this because it stays with me - I read a couple of Karin Slaughter books and can't get some of her stuff out of my head, it lurks like poison - and I get upset about it. Real life stuff is of course even worse than fictional accounts.

I can't even derive enjoyment from things like "you've been framed" where people have obviously hurt themselves. Cats falling into baths/ loo bowls, no issue - people falling off things/over/hitting their heads etc., just not funny. Especially little children.

There is a video on youtube of some weird woman doing "Russian yoga" or somesuch with a young baby - swinging it around like a ragdoll - that upset me for days.

I avoid stuff like that as much as possible and can't even watch horror movies any more.

[MerkinMaker]

When dh was younger he shared a room with some other men, one who often watched these videos.

Dh watched one , at first he didn't know what it was and then I think an element of being frozen by the horror of it and peer pressure kept him watching. (he was only young)

He said it was awful, he felt sick and couldn't sleep properly for a long time. It still makes him feel sick 12 years later.

[BegoniaBampot]

Thank god i'm not the only one who doesn't like watching people being hurt on YBF. I've turned into such a woose, don't even like reading the horrible stories regarding children or torture etc in the papers.

Someone sent a group email once or it was FB on James Bulger supposedly listing everything that was done to him under the guise of concern and justice for james. i was furiuous - who sends this shit to people.

[floatyfloni]

When I was at school, some others from my class and I were watching silly videos on the internet. Harmless things like skateboarders doing amazing stunts and babies falling asleep while eating dinner, that sort of thing.

We clicked on a video with the title 'dancing penguin'. It wasn't. It was a hideous video of a man having his head cut off. The noise, the sounds, the blood. That really fucking stuck in my head and it disturbed me for a long time. Think we were maybe 13/14?

Anyway eventually moved on from it, and blocked it from memory.

Then something made me think of it a year or so ago and all the old emotions and disturbance came rushing back. I could not get it out of my head; to the point that it was ruining my everyday life. I remember crying to my dp about how much he haunted me. It was a real regression back to childhood.

All fine, i can think about and not be so emotional. The internet has a real darkside.

[floatyfloni]

That last bit meant to read 'all fine now'.

[BegoniaBampot]

floaty that's awful, no wonder it really affected you. I clicked on a link once innocently and it was very disturbing picture (won't go into details as i wouldn't want to put the image in anyones head) and i reported it. this is what i worry about when my kids use the internet - there is so much stuff out there and you don't have to be looking for it.

[floatyfloni]

You're so right begonia you dont have to be looking for it at all. We were on a school computer so was heavily censored and regulated and all the top notch security but some things slip through the net.

Whoever posted it disguised it as something seemingly fun and innocent. That is probably the most disturbing thing about it to me now.

[lottieandmia]

floaty - how awful! What happened to you illustrates my point entirely - you were at school not looking for this stuff and even then you ended up exposed to it. I really worry about my girls.

That children can end up watching these videos is plain wrong and a real threat to their mental health. And something needs to be done about it.

Years ago, when I was in my early 20s there were pro-anorexia websites popping up and quite a few of them were shut down. I don't understand why the same can't happen with websites that people set up showing these vile videos.

[andubelievedthat]

yup, "expatinScotland" said >sick fuckers ! morbid fascination ? a.k.a. >sick fucker!