Murder for ratings? Brazil cops suspect TV host

[RamboLiberal]

Source: MSNBC/AP

SAO PAULO, Brazil - In one murder after another, the Canal Livre TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim.

Too uncanny, say police, who are investigating the show's host, state legislator Wallace Souza, on suspicion of commissioning at least five of the murders to boost his ratings and prove his claim that Brazil's Amazon region is awash in violent crime.

"The order to execute always came from the legislator and his son, who then alerted the TV crews to get to the scene before the police," state police intelligence chief Thomaz Vasconcelos charged in an interview with The Associated Press.

The killings, he said, "appear to have been committed to get rid of his rivals and increase the audience of the TV show."

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32377654/ns/world_news-americas/

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Sounds like a plot for the L&O writers!

[LisaL]

1. Boggles the mind.

It sure does sound like a plot for a movie or a crime novel, and then no one would believe anything like that could ever happen in real life.

[conspirator]

18. Reality is stranger than fiction. You don't wanna know the evil things that go through the

human mind

[Libertas1776]

2. Wow...

now that is just 100% F-u-c-k-e-d Up. Even Faux News hasn't reach that level of mind boggling, murderous hunger for ratings....yet. :hide:

[AzNick]

3. It will happen soon...

they are instigating violence for ratings

[Hugabear]

4. Exactly. Glen Beck is practically urging his sycopants to commit violence

While he might claim to abhor violence, his constant messages of pure hatred are practically telling his sheeple to commit violence against their enemies.

[countmyvote4real]

6. Wow. Wow.

It's just impossible to make anything up anymore. wink wink

[kimmylavin]

8. "Yet" is right.

Murdoch's probably mad he didn't think of it first...

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. I still peg that Jessica Fletcher as a serial killer

Murder, she committed!

[XemaSab]

11. Seriously, Cabot's Cove is more dangerous than South Central, Oakland, and

Detroit combined.

The murder rate in a year is something like 300/1000. :o

[XemaSab]

12. AND the incarceration rate is something like

300/1000.

Cabot's Cove must have a helluva tax base to keep that many people in lockup.

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. Not to mention that somebody ended up dead everywhere she went

Even when she left Cabot Cove. Jessica goes to Hollywood? Dead. Jessica goes to Canada? Dead. Jessica goes to Myrtle Beach? Dead.

And she conveniently identifies (i.e., frames) a suspect in each case? Come, now, Ms. Fletcher. Come now.

[proteus_lives]

7. Ha, I was thinking that when I clicked on this.

"This sounds like an old L&O plot."

[Heidi]

9. Brazil TV host 'ordered killings'

Source: BBC

Page last updated at 04:21 GMT, Wednesday, 12 August 2009 05:21 UK

Police have accused a TV presenter in Brazil of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost ratings.

Wallace Souza, who is also a state legislator, says the claims are an attempt by rivals to smear him and that there is no evidence to back them.

But the police say he ordered killings in the state of Amazonas and alerted TV crews to get them to the scene first.

The TV show was halted late last year as police stepped up their inquiry.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8196564.stm

[Mythsaje]

10. Saw this earlier...

It's like something out of a TV show.

[CreekDog]

15. Actually it is

:think:

[sofa king]

13. The word "evil" springs to mind.

Fortunately, Sepultura will be there to chronicle the incident in lilting song.

[Vidar]

16. This should start Beck, Limbaugh & O'Reilley salivating.

[Blue_Tires]

17. wow...i would swear i read this plotline some a couple of cliche suspense novels...

but i can't remember which ones

[JonQ]

19. Reads like an Onion article

[Kelvin Mace]

20. This story brought to you by Fox News

"Hey, why didn't we think of this?"