The Cannibal on Bus 1170 : Rethinking Moral Panics

The Cannibal on Bus 1170 : Rethinking Moral Panics / ShortCuts TV.

When Vincent Li murdered and then cannibalized 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Greyhound Bus heading for Winnipeg, the shock waves ran through Canadian society. But when Li was found unfit to face trail and later released, shock turned to outrage and triggered a social media moral panic. This film looks...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ShortCuts TV (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ShortCuts TV, [2019]
Subjects:
Crime.
Criminology.
Deviant behavior.
Social control.
Social structure.
Sociology.
criminology.
social structure.
sociology.
Crime
Criminology
Deviant behavior
Social control
Social structure
Sociology
Short films
Educational films
Internet videos
Educational films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:When Vincent Li murdered and then cannibalized 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Greyhound Bus heading for Winnipeg, the shock waves ran through Canadian society. But when Li was found unfit to face trail and later released, shock turned to outrage and triggered a social media moral panic. This film looks at the social reaction to Tim McLean's murder and how it challenged the conventional sociological model of how moral panics are generated.
Item Description:Originally released by ShortCuts TV, 2019.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 01, 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (7 min., 12 sec)) : sound, color.
Audience:9 - 12, Academic/AP
Participant or Performer:Presented by Claire Parsons.
Language:Closed-captioned.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Title from distributor's description

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