The Cannibal on Bus 1170: Re-Thinking Moral Panics
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- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Produced By: ShortCutsTV
- Year: 2019
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Running Time: 7m
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When Vincent Li murdered and then cannibalised 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.