Moral Panic?

Mass Hysteria & Moral Panic | Definitions & Examples

4.2: The Myth of Moral Panics

Stormzy vs. Mozart: Moral Panic against UK Rap in the British Media

A shocking video circulating on social media has triggered widespread debate after claims emerged that a private WhatsApp chat between two minor children in Rajasthan allegedly led to pressure from family members and the community to force them into marriage. According to the viral narrative, screenshots of casual messages were shared beyond the group, creating panic and moral outrage in the village. The situation reportedly escalated when elders intervened, citing honor and social pressure, whi

This didn’t come out of nowhere. When Democrat politicians and media figures repeatedly brand ICE and Border Patrol as “Gestapo,” “Nazis,” or torturers, they’re engaging in what the law recognizes as stochastic terrorism. The mechanism is well understood. Public officials use demonizing rhetoric, create moral panic, and then maintain plausible deniability when a listener finally acts. They don’t choose who commits violence or when—but they know someone will. That’s the point. In Minneapolis, we