This reminds me of giselle pelicot and marina abramovic. I have two sons. I am also a victim of domestic abuse and ongoing family court abuse. I can watch mildly agressive men being literally made dependent on violent behavior by the system itself. Much like drug dealers with drugs do. They never reach a border/limit of some sort. They are discovering step by step that there are no real limits and everybody around them expects them to win, be the hero or antihero of "their" story. This makes me fear for my sons futures. I can only ward off societys bad influence for so long...
Fantasticly expressed. Thank you for sharing this with us. Always so refreshing to see your writing and perspective Jess. Thank you for doing what you do.
Totally agree, Jessica! I was talking to my husband about this and my exact words were "mental illness, my ass! He WANTED to do that. He CHOSE to do that! He's not possessed or a monster or evil. He's a MAN who wanted to hurt and kill little girls, so he can feel better with himself. That's all there is. And our world will keep being this shit show until everyone understands that every single perpetrator CHOOSES to do harm! When we'll stop looking for excuses, we'll be able to see the truth and, hopefully, come up with a solution to the problem. But nothing will change otherwise...".
As a society and humanity we are so fking uncomfortable with the truth that it leads to absolute horrors just to hide how we feel... I'm so sick and tired of it all.... ☹️🤬😞💔
Damn right. I can't stand violence on TV and in movies. You can bet the same people who say it's just ketchup, or not real, will then see period blood, or a newborn covered in its mother's blood and be like, 'my eyes, my eyes!'
I totally agree with you here. Switch on the telly after 8pm and all you get to watch are documentaries/dramas etc about murder. It's just the new normal! And we are shocked horrified when we see it happening in reality! Please stop showing these programmes and killings on television. I appeal to all the stations!!
You’re missing the elephant in the room! As you point out, it his highly unusual that a diagnosis of Rudakubana’s mental state was not sought by his defence; or even by the Judge, to assist in his sentencing. Why in such a high profile case was their such inaction?
The answer is simple - what would have happened if Rudakubana had been pronounced mentally ill, and in the eyes of the public, escaped a long prison sentence, for a ‘cushy’ secure psychiatric hospital. Mayhem, riots, violent disorder on the streets and the fall of the government. Starmer could not allow such a situation. This is a conspiracy hiding in plain sight.
"The truth is that violence is often shaped by social, cultural, and psychological factors rather than some inherent moral failing."
Filing that under, ideas I wish I had encountered decades ago. Also thank you for the list of how each adult generation keeps "selling this dream" of violence in the culture. I've never encountered anyone examining violence and culture in this context, with the exception of the surprisingly persistent idea that violent video games cause mass shootings in the US.
Thank you for encouraging us to expand our understanding of human behavior.
This reminds me of giselle pelicot and marina abramovic. I have two sons. I am also a victim of domestic abuse and ongoing family court abuse. I can watch mildly agressive men being literally made dependent on violent behavior by the system itself. Much like drug dealers with drugs do. They never reach a border/limit of some sort. They are discovering step by step that there are no real limits and everybody around them expects them to win, be the hero or antihero of "their" story. This makes me fear for my sons futures. I can only ward off societys bad influence for so long...
Fantasticly expressed. Thank you for sharing this with us. Always so refreshing to see your writing and perspective Jess. Thank you for doing what you do.
Totally agree, Jessica! I was talking to my husband about this and my exact words were "mental illness, my ass! He WANTED to do that. He CHOSE to do that! He's not possessed or a monster or evil. He's a MAN who wanted to hurt and kill little girls, so he can feel better with himself. That's all there is. And our world will keep being this shit show until everyone understands that every single perpetrator CHOOSES to do harm! When we'll stop looking for excuses, we'll be able to see the truth and, hopefully, come up with a solution to the problem. But nothing will change otherwise...".
As a society and humanity we are so fking uncomfortable with the truth that it leads to absolute horrors just to hide how we feel... I'm so sick and tired of it all.... ☹️🤬😞💔
Damn right. I can't stand violence on TV and in movies. You can bet the same people who say it's just ketchup, or not real, will then see period blood, or a newborn covered in its mother's blood and be like, 'my eyes, my eyes!'
Thank you. I really enjoyed reading this and gaining a better understanding, your thoughts and perspective on this! Keep doing what you do!
I totally agree with you here. Switch on the telly after 8pm and all you get to watch are documentaries/dramas etc about murder. It's just the new normal! And we are shocked horrified when we see it happening in reality! Please stop showing these programmes and killings on television. I appeal to all the stations!!
You’re missing the elephant in the room! As you point out, it his highly unusual that a diagnosis of Rudakubana’s mental state was not sought by his defence; or even by the Judge, to assist in his sentencing. Why in such a high profile case was their such inaction?
The answer is simple - what would have happened if Rudakubana had been pronounced mentally ill, and in the eyes of the public, escaped a long prison sentence, for a ‘cushy’ secure psychiatric hospital. Mayhem, riots, violent disorder on the streets and the fall of the government. Starmer could not allow such a situation. This is a conspiracy hiding in plain sight.
You’re absolutely right Dr Jess. We need to look at this in a totally different way. Thanks for your insightful article.
"The truth is that violence is often shaped by social, cultural, and psychological factors rather than some inherent moral failing."
Filing that under, ideas I wish I had encountered decades ago. Also thank you for the list of how each adult generation keeps "selling this dream" of violence in the culture. I've never encountered anyone examining violence and culture in this context, with the exception of the surprisingly persistent idea that violent video games cause mass shootings in the US.
Thank you for encouraging us to expand our understanding of human behavior.