Posted on 11/24/2011 6:37:07 PM PST by Silentgypsy
Concur.
Yep.
I think there’s a “Moral Absolutes” thread here. This would be a good thing for them to discuss.
Have a nephew, who by the time he turned 7, convinced me he’d be in prison or dead by his 20th birthday. He turned to murder by 17, so heinous he was tried as an adult. He’s now serving life. Hope they don’t let him out.
Yes it is evidenced in the flesh even if the roots are spiritual.
The body follows the spirit.
Romans 1:24 KJV “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:”
I’m so sorry about your nephew.
It would be a good thing if we could recognize the origins of harmful behaviors in order to prevent their occurrence (sp?) I’ve seen families of six children, four of whom were fine, upstanding citizens, and two of whom were hopeless reprobates. It’s not all nurture, but some if not all nature plays a part.
I agree. However, remove the leftist from the environment and, sometimes, you’ll nurture a newly-enlightened conservative. Those people are assaulted w/misinformation on a daily basis. It is supported by the MSM.
They desperately need education.
It’s difficult but necessary to supply facts to them. They can attempt to bury their heads in the sand, but some of them come around. It would be difficult for any of us to abandon our world views. It would imply that we have made bad decisions throughout our lives. After the initial disappointment in having been “conned,” the anger is redirected at the Alinskyites.
I’ve had limited success with two. Better than nuthin’.
Keep the faith!
Kid had great nurture and a brother who turned out fine. It’s just bad seed. One thing every monster has in common is they at least had parents and probably siblings.
Demon in human form is RIGHT. I've worked with psychopaths, and the words people used to describe them were "predator", "soulless", "vampire", and yes, "demon". Those damn predator eyes they have give me the creeps.
Not all psychopaths end up committing crimes and going to prison, although a disproportionate number of prisoners are psychopaths. Many psychopaths observe that people respond to emotions, and use that to further their personal goals.
I’ve always believed that Bill Clinton is a psychopath.
Old saying: Some people just need killin’.
I agree that there are degrees of psychopathology. Circumstances dictate the degree of manifestation. (Only my observation.)
Some are too lazy to do much that is overly destructive.
Sounds like a lead deficiency to me.
Interviewed someone with psychopathic tendencies.
She was a petite young lady with big blue eyes. Until she spoke, she triggered protective instincts in us - made you want to shield her a little, encourage her etc.
When asked if she could handle the confidentiality requirements she seemed to disassociate a little and whispered that she liked to ‘listen in’ on conversations between counselors and students where she worked a part time job. She struggled to come back to the conversation we were having with her.
She was applying for a clerical job and was then a reservist in charge of blood draws. When asked to describe an achievement she was proud of, she said “You know, recruiters lie, right? So I was asked to go to a place in D.C. to do blood draws on some recruiters. And you know *she looks trancelike here* you know how you just *trancelike expression on her face* just think about just....JAMMING that needle in their arm, just JAMMING it in their arm *edge in her voice, gesturing with a stabbing needle motion, look of supreme satisfaction on her face* just really hard, make it hurt you know? Well, I thought about it and I decided it wouldn’t be a good thing to do. I am proud that I decided to be a professional.”
This comment made us keenly aware that others in the office had gone home for the day and we were alone with her...all alone. I later learned that, although she sat facing the primary interviewer, she never made eye contact the entire interview. Uh...we didn’t hire her.
I definitely understand the questions you are asking. They are hard, indeed.
In my thinking, aborting a confirmed psychopathic-brained-fetus would be hard to justify if one is at all pro-life. Aborting the pregnancy on the grounds that the baby could grow up to be a serial killer and bring grief to the parents and society sounds frighteningly close to the arguments about unborn Down’s babies (minus the whole serial killer thing).
Either we all have a right to life, or we don’t.
Furthermore, can you punish someone for a crime which they have not yet committed? I highly recommend watching the movie Minority Report, it is very thought provoking.
If our legal system says innocent until proven guilty, that applies to psychopaths too, and if it is that way in the courts then it should be in the womb, too.
The question you ask is valid, but the pain/suffering of the parents and the potential burden on society arguments are tenuous, especially if you are pro-life.
In my opinion, it is wrong to kill a baby based on the fact that their brain structure suggests that they will probably be serial killers. The death penalty is reserved for offenders, not potential offenders.
I watched a Youtube video of a brain researcher explaining that he had found markers in the brains of psychopaths which could be measured. His mother took him aside and told him he was in no position to talk about such things since their own family tree contained a psychopath or two. He researched and found he was indeed related to one more two psychopaths. So he had his own brain imaged and found some markers associated with psychopathy. So the question moved to what environmental element made the difference in his life that he had not become a psychopath.
The finding of a possible brain defect is actually encouraging, as it may offer some hope for eventually developing effective treatment. At this point, treatment is futile.
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