What can you do in a three-minute TikTok video? It turns out that the answer is basically anything: restock a refrigerator, tell people what to read, remind viewers that retail workers are humans, let someone know their partner is cheating, and so much more. For better or for worse, that includes true crime media.
From creators who don't cite their sources to those who stereotype the victims of crimes, all the way to overlooking or attempting to erase the realities of police violence,...