Support and Follower Influx for Murder Suspect on Social Media Draws Backlash

Expert Clinical Psychologist Berkay Ateş analyzed the influx of thousands of followers to the social media accounts of murder suspects amidst public outrage, within the context of victim-blaming psychology and the normalization of violence.

Victim-Blaming Psychology

Expert Clinical Psychologist Berkay Ateş stated that tendencies to justify the murder suspect and blame the victim came to the forefront in the incidents that occurred.

Ateş expressed that in the face of these terrifying events, individuals are forced to believe that the incident was the victim's responsibility in order to avoid empathizing with the deceased.

The Normalization of Violence

Touching upon the tracking of murder suspects via social media and the making of supportive comments, Ateş emphasized that the continuous discussion of the issue diminishes its gravity.

It was underlined that brutal events discussed excessively over time turn into ordinary content on social media.

Cruelty Behind the Screen

Pointing out that people can become cruel much more comfortably from behind a screen, the psychologist stated that this situation has a dangerous psychological dimension.

It was clearly emphasized that social media brings along a major risk such as the normalization of violence.