Comments on: Worldwide Mimic of Saddam Hussein Execution http://www.pinoyhack.com/2007/01/06/worldwide-mimic-of-saddam-hussein-execution/ Dissecting the Blogosphere Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Loren Coleman http://www.pinoyhack.com/2007/01/06/worldwide-mimic-of-saddam-hussein-execution/#comment-4545 Loren Coleman Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:49:40 +0000 http://www.pinoyhack.com/2007/01/06/worldwide-mimic-of-saddam-hussein-execution/#comment-4545 Of course, they are genuine. Parents, law enforcement officials, and social scientists have confirmed that upwards of a dozen young people around the world who watched the Saddam hanging video have copied the act and died. I have tracked all the incidents via my blog. The copycat effect is real, and has been documented for over thirty years. See my book <i>The Copycat Effect</i> (NY: Paraview Pocket - Simon and Schuster, 2004) for information on this topic. See my blog, The Copycat Effect, for updated data on the copycat hangings and other copycat phenomena: http://www.copycateffect.com Sincerely, Loren Coleman, Author Of course, they are genuine. Parents, law enforcement officials, and social scientists have confirmed that upwards of a dozen young people around the world who watched the Saddam hanging video have copied the act and died. I have tracked all the incidents via my blog.

The copycat effect is real, and has been documented for over thirty years. See my book The Copycat Effect (NY: Paraview Pocket - Simon and Schuster, 2004) for information on this topic.

See my blog, The Copycat Effect, for updated data on the copycat hangings and other copycat phenomena:

http://www.copycateffect.com

Sincerely,
Loren Coleman, Author

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