Those are some very logical points you raised. At the moment I am not feeling as strongly as I was before [not obsessively thinking about it] and probably I was wrong about the mental illness thing. I just feel they are so inhumane, there really is no perfect word to top off their acts/posts.
I have always related the word 'evil' in a religious way but after all this I feel it is the only word to describe it. "Can an evil doer do evil with a clear and functional mind? " I would like to know this... that is an interesting question.
"We search for answers and we search for justice but no matter what we fall short of finding any comfort or satisfaction. "
What could be the answer to this? When we are subjected to media speaking the truth of all angles in the world.. how does one find a way to "cleanse" after acknowledging the dirty truths? There could be no satisfaction because those who are outraged by these acts are the ones who can never be comforted after hearing it. All others are apathetic towards it or partaking in it, right?
True, true words you speak. How did you get so smart?
Thanks for expressing your points. I love hearing all the different points of views.
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Originally Posted by sunblossom
Re suggestion mental illness is not a factor..... I don't know how it couldn't be a factor. No mind in proper working order could process such evil acts of horror let alone act them out. These are more than violent crimes these are violent psychopathic crimes.
I hear the word evil used instead of attributing mental illness as though there were a line separating the two somehow. What is evil if it isn't the acting out of thoughts and behaviours such as this? Why is someone compelled to do such evil? Can an evil doer do evil with a clear and functional mind?
It just seems to me there can be no question mental illness is present. A question that does remain is can justice ever be found in cases like this. What kind of punishment would fit such crimes? Justice..... punishment.... they can't even be applied. They fall weak. The horrors are too unimaginable to equate any justice or payment.
As for the more pressing question of how do we protect society from this kind of lunicy.... it seems to me it starts with destigmitizing mental illness and it starts with honestly recognizing it when it is present and before it results in horrific acts of lunicy.
These stories bring up lots of hot social topics that are complex and multi-dimensional. We search for answers and we search for justice but no matter what we fall short of finding any comfort or satisfaction. We face the horrors of our humanity and we can't separate ourselves from it and that is unnerving at every level.
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