Prof David Wilson
@ProfDavidWilson
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currently writing and teaching Criminology.
Birmingham, England
Joined May 2011
I’m on various other social media sites but it’s time to leave this one!
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📚@ProfDavidWilson and @Therouvian have joined forces for a UK tour – Killer Books – to demonstrate how some of our most popular fictional novels have triggered and motivated murderers across the world. Read more from our exclusive chat ➡️ https://t.co/ABdJjeDWEi
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Might be useful to read this article from 2022 and consider how the “great replacement” theory spread in the USA.
theguardian.com
Buffalo gunman is suspected of posting a 180-page racist diatribe in which he repeatedly referenced the extremist conspiracy theory
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Remember that there’s a difference between “misinformation” and ‘disinformation” - the former can be believed even if it is inaccurate and untrue whilst the latter deliberately tries to spread lies to support an agenda, or a world view.
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The media needs to stop referring to this as 'child Porn' such a term likens it to lawful pornography the correct term is 'Indecent Images of Children' and every single image is in effect a crime scene photograph. https://t.co/zvbaEwpeZ9 via @MailOnline
dailymail.co.uk
The 62-year-old arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of three counts of making indecent images of children.
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Of course Scorsese’s was simply called Taxi Driver and I’m slightly editorialising about “murder” - I should more accurately have said “mysterious circumstances”!
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Looking forward to watching #channel4 documentary tomorrow about the secrets of the British sex comedy - this movie grossed more than the Martin Scorsese film by the same name and tragically its star - Barry Evans - was murdered whilst actually working as a taxi driver.
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People have been swift to judge this disturbing incident, as with any investigation 'context' will be key. As Jung said "thinking is difficult that is why people judge". https://t.co/E2iuqmOC9B via @MailOnline
dailymail.co.uk
Uproar and allegations of police brutality were sparked last week when a video appeared to show a 19-year-old boy being kicked and stamped on by a police officers.
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Gosh - even by the @guardian standards - this is a rather nasty review reeking of ageism.
theguardian.com
This chummy, ineffective look at the arts crisis offers no solutions. And by featuring only one contributor aged under 50, it is itself part of the problem
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This is a devastating interview even if necessarily short on specifics. It is particularly devastating for @bbcstrictly - surely if there’s 50 hours of unseen training room footage which proves what is being alleged that was available several months ago?
"Brutal, relentless, unforgiving…rape threats to myself and my daughter and threats of death to my son." Exclusive: Amanda Abbington talks about the online abuse she has suffered since accusing her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice of abusive behaviour, which he denies.
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Secret Service Director Cheatle resigns with ‘heavy heart’ after Trump rally shooting - The Washington Post
apple.news
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced scrutiny after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.
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Would it be ridiculous to suggest that this form of early release system might also work here?
theguardian.com
Kyiv has freed 3,800 prisoners early to plug gaps in its army as military outfits compete to attract suitable convicts
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You may find Just Stop Oil annoying. You may dislike their tactics. But they do not belong in prison | Chris Packham and Dale Vince | The Guardian
theguardian.com
These protesters are shouting ‘fire’ while the world burns. A society that locks them up cannot be called democratic, say campaigners Chris Packham and Dale Vince
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This is good news - the CCRC is a failing organisation.
bbc.co.uk
Mr Malkinson spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit.
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The zealous are always insincere.
bbc.co.uk
The conservative from Ohio shot to fame writing about his hard upbringing and is now next in line to the US presidency.
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Mass psychosis, Covid, and the shooting of Donald Trump https://t.co/UC1b2cXKAX
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Mass psychosis, Covid, and the shooting of Donald Trump. Political violence and assassinations. My column in today’s @heraldscotland (behind £)
heraldscotland.com
Do these attempts on these lives of Trump and Fico suggest something broader about Western culture and the nature of political debate in the mid…
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