Charles Manson’s Impact on Cults in American Society
Words: 780 Pages: 3 7479I believe one of the legal implications of this case is that Charles Manson and his “family” influenced the ideas of cults in American society. Jeffrey Toobin stated, “In the decade that followed the Manson murders, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped Patty Hearst, in Berkeley, and Jim Jones’s People Temple, in San Francisco, transfixed supporters, more than 900 of whom committed mass suicide.” Charles Manson showed the world that people could become criminals, just by influencing their lives. Toobin also […]