The Cannibal on Bus 1170: Re-Thinking Moral Panics

The video discusses the tragic incident involving Tim McLean and Vincent Lee on a bus, leading to a shocking murder and cannibalism. The community's reaction was intense, with outrage over Lee's legal outcome due to his schizophrenia diagnosis. This case sparked a moral panic, amplified by media, highlighting fears of mental illness. Sociologists analyze this as a bottom-up panic, driven by social media, challenging traditional views of moral panic as top-down phenomena.

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