Why did people throw such a hissy fit over Jack the Ripper killing prostitutes? I mean, its not like he was killing doctors or policemen or something, he was killing prostitutes, people whom most of society would rather pretend not exist anyway. Like prostitutes have a really high mortality rate anyway, most day from drugs, alcohol, physical abuse, it happens a lot. Why did Jack the Ripper get so much attention?
>>2444251
Primo because it's still a serial murderer, something the media love to feed on, no matter the circumstances.
Duo, because Victorians were fucked up fetishists who were fascinated by the murder of prostitutes. There has been much written about this so do your own research.
>>2444251
> People would rather pretend prostitutes didnt exist
What world are you living in? Prostitutes dont hold you down and rape you, then steal your wallet. If people didn't want prostitutes to exist they would simply ignore them and market forces would pressure them into different work. People like prostitutes as much as they like sluts and porn, which is a lot. But its publicly embaressing/reprehensible/immoral to admit it.
Why did he get attention?
1. Murder is worse than the voluntary/socially forced commerce of sex
2. People were worried their favorite hoe was gonna get cut
3. He wasn't caught. This provokes interest because that means it could be someone you know and that not all crime gets punished.
4. People wanted to know what kind of beta neckbeard this fag was. He was probably denied by every woman so when even prostitutes wouldnt accept his money he flipped shit.