Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26247132-20160408031352/@comment-26247132-20160414181911

Imperator Prime wrote: Skyzy wrote: Sparkstoaflame wrote: and i'm just going to leave this here and i've already spent too long freaking out over this shitstorm good f*cking night

http://damneliza.tumblr.com/post/142442156527/there-has-been-four-confirmed-suicides-already That's all hearsay but I don't doubt it. The Raven scene.... I've already seen way too many tumblr posts tonight from people who were triggered and are now spiraling. JR's irresponsible storytelling has reached gross negligence levels to the point of almost criminal. Like seriously, does anyone know a lawyer? I agree that it was a distressing scene, but talking about pursuing legal action against a TV show you choose to watch... you haven't a leg to stand on. Viewership is voluntary, you can always change the channel as soon as what you're seeing even hints at upsetting content. I said almost criminal. What I've seen as the biggest problem for most people complaining is that there is NO WARNING ahead of time. Almost every other show on every other network displays a warning not only at the beginning of the episodes but also before the disturbing scene(s) air. This show DOES NOT, leaving people completely unsuspecting for what is in store.

In Season Three, the violence has reached graphic and gratuitous levels that have gone way beyond what was show in previous seasons (especially because now it's just glorified gore with no meaning). Someone who is expecting what they got in Season 2 is in for quite a shock because it's a completely different show now (like a cheap horror flick). Sensitive and heavy social issues like homophobia, racism, man rape, and self-harm are now being casually thrown about as plot devices with little forethought, respect, or concern for the deeper ramifications. When people start relapsing and committing suicide because of it, that is gross negligence: "conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or both."

Is it something anyone can sue for? I don't know. I'm not a lawyer, hence the reason I asked if anyone knows a lawyer because in the extremely litigious US, I can't believe someone hasn't tried to sue for something like this before. Hell, if this were any other business, they would probably already be facing a class-action lawsuit from the fandom against the CW for false advertising and fraud.