(April 17, 2017 at 1:53 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: senseless, unacceptable
Unacceptable fine, still really no need to use "senseless". I do think that has a long term effect on society which allows them to end up having the attitude of "lock em up and throw away the key" to sweep it under the rug rather than address conditions that lead humans do do those horrible things.
An explanation is only an explanation, not an excuse. Again, we know tornado's exist and the conditions that they form in, that doesn't mean we want those tornado's hurting us, so we track weather and we build shelters and safe rooms. Crime and mental illness are as explainable as weather patterns.
If you are well paid, not behind on your bills you are far less likely to steal a loaf of bread from the store. If you are mentally ill, but have the support of family, you are not abused, and you have a psychiatrist/therapist and even medication you also are less likely to hurt yourself or others.
That sicko murdering that innocent pedestrian made sense. The murderer was probably abused growing up so by the time he had that love interest, he had no good communication skills, no history of healthy relationships so he went from abused to the abuser. I don't mean "it made sense" in that it was desirable, no, of course it was horrible. It still had a very natural explanation.
