Moral Panics: A condition, episode, person or froup of people emerge to become defined as a threat to societal value, ideologies and interests.
Examples of Moral Panics:
The swine flu scare made society look after there health more, posters were placed everywhere: 
People even made a song and a dance about it:
This made people wash their hands after touching anything! Carry anit-bacterial hand gel, throw away used tissues, cover their mouths with a tissue when sneezing or coughing and clean surfaces like door handles and remote controls to prevent the spread of germs!
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"Surely if the human race is under threat, it is entirely reasonable to segregate AIDS victims, otherwise the whole of mankind could be engulfed." -Daily Star, 1988 
The AIDS scare promoted sexual health and encouraged the use of condoms and make people aware of what they were touching and who touched it.
"Facebook bullies ruined my life: As the first internet bully is sent to jail, the story that will terrify ever parent"
The new form of technology including the internet installed fear in parents to mind what sites they were going on and who their children is talking to on the internet in particular Facebook as it has millions of users, some in which may be paedophiles and rapists hunting their prey: innocent young children. This made parents put parental locks on websites they didn't want their child to go on. 
The knife and gun crime scare in the media helps parents ensure they know where their child is going, what they are doing and making sure they are safe.
