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Richard Ramirez

Why is Richard Ramirez, the serial killer, in IMDB?  I understand the technicality that he appeared in documentaries, but IMDB is about celebrating the entertainment industry; recognizing the positive contribution to our culture, entertainment, and humanity.  Serial killers should not be glamorized in any way.  If anything, their names should be stricken from the history books, such that no one may remember the damage they did and the pain they caused.  Also, Ramirez appeared in the "Born Today" section of the IMDB home page, as though we should be happy to remember his birth today.  I find that in very bad taste, and I think it degrades the artists also on this page.  Ramirez and other human-killers should have their rights to appear on this page stricken.

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@justinlazenby 😀

Joined February 29th, 2024
...Serial killers should not be glamorized in any way...

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Birth month day of 02-29  :  432 names

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0708368/

Richard Ramirez(1960-2013)
Richard Ramirez was a drifter from Texas
who ended up in Los Angeles 
(the serial killer capital of the world) 
in the early 1980s when 5 serial killers 
where committing crimes independent of each other.
Known for:
Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370151/reference/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ramirez

Ricardo "Richard" Leyva Muñoz Ramirez
February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013)
dubbed the Night Stalker, the Walk-In Killer and the Valley Intruder, 
was an American serial killer and sex offender 
whose crime spree took place in California 
from June 1984 until his capture in August 1985. 
He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1989, 
and died while awaiting execution in 2013.....

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Friday, March 10th, 2023
Live Poll: Leap Day Babies
​​Which of these celebrities who were born on Leap Day is your favorite?​​

​​List: ​​​​https://www.imdb.com/list/ls564878543/

29. Richard Ramirez

​​Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/uRns7RHaWPQ/

‎Live Poll: Leap Day Babies | IMDb Community Forums 

Serial killer - Wikipedia

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Serial killer - YouTube

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2 years ago

Every mass-murderer and serial killer who has appeared before a news camera has an IMDb page.

An IMDb page is documentation, not an honor.

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@justinlazenby Thank you for bringing this to our attention.  The inclusion in the “Born Today” section is automatic unless otherwise excluded, and we are in the process of removing the name from the widget now. 

However, per the point above from @jay_spirit (thanks) the /name/ page listing itself will remain for historical reference purposes. 

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It's certainly inappropriate to include a serial killer in the poll that asks "​​Which of these celebrities who were born on Leap Day is your favorite?​​"

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls564878543/

https://www.imdb.com/poll/uRns7RHaWPQ/

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@gromit82​ I suspect @dan_dassow may not have noticed when compiling the list?