Editing Snuff film (section)

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A "'''snuff film'''" is a term used to describe a (usually) fictional film that depicts the actual death of one or more of the participants - often a "snuff film" is pornographic in nature or glorifies the [[murder]], though it does not always have to.

Largely confined to the realms of fiction there have, sadly, been killers in the real world depraved enough to film their exploits - unlike the legend of the "snuff film" however, none of these recordings were widely passed onto the public and although many stories continue to exist of large internet-based stuff societies (akin to the fictional [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Elite_Hunting Elite Hunting ]society) there is little hard evidence to support such claims and for now it is generally regarded as in the realms of conspiracy theories and urban myth.

"Snuff films" need not involve humans however and there is documented proof of films created that involve fatal animal abuse, often for fetish sites, some people fear that the logical "next step" for such things would be human killings - leading to calls for tighter control over the internet.

Although not a "snuff film" the real-world practice of "[[Happy Slapping|happy slapping]]" is similar, though usually non-fatal, this crime is when a group of youths record a violent beating on mobile phones and pass it along to friends or other gangs - sites such as Youtube have a special flagging system to detect and delete such material and offenders are often banned (as well as face criminal charges if the police become involved).

[[Animal crush videos]] are a type of snuff film.