By Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida / Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Broward, Florida [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
American society rewarding psychopaths?
For those who do not remember, Nikolas Cruz was the school shooter who triggered a nationwide debate on gun control. Nikolas Cruz based on all information known displays the red flags heavily associated with psychopathy. On top of this he also tortured animals and displayed all the signs of a developing serial killer. By law Nikolas Cruz was able to acquire a gun and then due to him being a total psychopath he was compelled to commit a mass shooting.
- I did not diagnose Nikolas Cruz as I'm not a psychiatrist or criminologist. I merely state that his behavior resembles the behavior of a psychopath.
Prisoners receiving gifts and letters is a good thing most of the time
In most circumstances I support prisoners rights. In fact, I support the right of prisoners to post on Steem and have Internet access even. But there are different levels of prisoners and some prisoners due to the possible political interpretation of their actions and due to circumstances involved, probably should not be allowed to receive mail. Why is this?
In the case of Nikolas Cruz, he killed innocent students. Even if you do not agree that the students were innocent it does not change the fact that Nikolas Cruz is a serial killer who targeted some of the most vulnerable people in society. The fact that Nikolas Cruz has a fan base should be troubling but what also should be troubling is when a society rewards psychopathic behavior. If a society makes a habit of rewarding psychopaths for violent behavior then just like any other behavior which gets rewarded we can expect to see more of it. So what exactly is the motivation behind people sending Nikolas Cruz money?
Postmarked from all over the United States and Europe, they are from women, girls and grown men. Some are handwritten, others are typed. They are written on college-ruled notebook paper and in fancy greeting cards with cartoons. Some are stuffed with sexually suggestive photos of women and teens in lingerie.
It's coming from all over the world. It's from men and women, it includes money and psychological rewards.
What do you think of this?