(March 6, 2015 at 9:17 am)Losty Wrote:(March 6, 2015 at 8:34 am)Spooky Wrote: Anybody can be a killer when placed in the correct circumstances. Exian said it well. They are as human as any of us.
I don't think I could be a killer. Placed in any circumstance. The closest thing I can think of is protecting my kids, but I would be doing everything in my power to stop the person without killing them. I think, I mean, I have been in similar situations and my thought wasn't to kill the guy, but I didn't really have that option. I guess I may have thought to kill him had that been something that was actually possible. I'm not sure though. I don't think I could kill someone though.
One of the reasons that killers fascinate me is because I could not kill someone unless I was defending myself. I don't understand how someone doesn't realize that another person has feelings, hopes and dreams just like they do. How do you stop having empathy? So, I watch documentaries trying desperately to figure out why killers are the way they are.
I watched a documentary once on a hitman called the Iceman. The reason he terrified me so much was that he was just a very cold person. He had no remorse or shame for his actions. He told his stories in a very matter of fact manner.
