Comment by 1letterunixname

Other moral panics of thundering herds of dumb:

- Salem witch trials

- Know Nothing-Party

- KKK

- McCarthyism

- Rock and roll

- Banned books

- Sex education

- Heavy metal

- Gay movement & HIV/AIDS

- Video games

- People who consume Fox News

- People who consume US local news

- Anti-immigrant hysteria

Roughly 1500 innocent individuals have been executed in the US. 100k's of innocent individuals languished slowly and likely died in US prisons.