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Title: TV crime presenter 'ordered murders of his rivals to boost his ratings'
Post by: bijou on August 18, 2009, 12:15:25 PM
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A TV presenter is accused by police of a series of murders to boost the popularity of his crime show.

Viewers loved the way Wallace Souza's camera crew were always first on the gruesome scene.

But police claim it was because he ordered the hits. They also allege the victims were Souza's rivals in his other profession - drug trafficking.

Detectives believe his TV show Canal Livre was not only reporting violent crime but was also behind it. ...
link (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/08/13/tv-crime-presenter-ordered-murders-of-his-rivals-to-boost-his-ratings-115875-21593167/)

No need to panic, this happened in Brazil rather than Florida.
Title: Re: TV crime presenter 'ordered murders of his rivals to boost his ratings'
Post by: vesta111 on August 18, 2009, 03:00:35 PM
link (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/08/13/tv-crime-presenter-ordered-murders-of-his-rivals-to-boost-his-ratings-115875-21593167/)

No need to panic, this happened in Brazil rather than Florida.


Taking poetic licenses a bit too far?

Actually this does not surprise me, its all about the ratings guys, cut throat industry, pun intended.
Title: Re: TV crime presenter 'ordered murders of his rivals to boost his ratings'
Post by: bijou on August 18, 2009, 03:05:51 PM
Taking poetic licenses a bit too far?

Actually this does not surprise me, its all about the ratings guys, cut throat industry, pun intended.
It is a sad indictment on the media that neither of us are entirely surprised by this development.