A little while ago they found a bunch of bodies in Long Island. They think it was a serial killer. The New York Daily News decided it would be a great idea to find out what another serial killer thought of the whole thing. Something from the article caught my eye.
I remember Manson made a similar comment about how American culture makes killers out of people. I think that the both of them, Manson and Rifkin, are attempting to find excuses to their own psychopathy but I do wonder if the do have a defensible point somewhere in there.
One of the top record spots for a serial kill belongs to a Englishman and the most famous serial killer, The Ripper, did come from England so I don't think Europe is completely without psychopaths but if you look at the list for serial killers as well as the per capita crime rates for the U.S. compared to similar European areas it is evident there is something wrong with the U.S. somewhere.
I, for one, do think that American culture and law does foster anger and violence to a degree though I wouldn't completely blame serial killing on either. I think our governments prohibitions on things like drinking, drug use, and prostitution does deny a lot of people outlets for their aggression. I also believe certain aspects of our culture (focus on the living in the now, denigration of intellectualism etc.) does alienate a lot of people.
What do you think? Is there something about the U.S. that causes violence, and anger or am I am just way way off?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crim … _li_m.htmlLong Island serial killer Joel Rifkin says he's not impressed by the fiendish handiwork of a murderer who dumped the bodies of four women near Oak Beach.
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He speculated that the suspect would have shared some of his experiences: growing up lonely in the suburbs, being mocked and bullied, grappling with anger.
"America breeds serial killers," Rifkin said. "You don't see any from Europe."
I remember Manson made a similar comment about how American culture makes killers out of people. I think that the both of them, Manson and Rifkin, are attempting to find excuses to their own psychopathy but I do wonder if the do have a defensible point somewhere in there.
One of the top record spots for a serial kill belongs to a Englishman and the most famous serial killer, The Ripper, did come from England so I don't think Europe is completely without psychopaths but if you look at the list for serial killers as well as the per capita crime rates for the U.S. compared to similar European areas it is evident there is something wrong with the U.S. somewhere.
I, for one, do think that American culture and law does foster anger and violence to a degree though I wouldn't completely blame serial killing on either. I think our governments prohibitions on things like drinking, drug use, and prostitution does deny a lot of people outlets for their aggression. I also believe certain aspects of our culture (focus on the living in the now, denigration of intellectualism etc.) does alienate a lot of people.
What do you think? Is there something about the U.S. that causes violence, and anger or am I am just way way off?
Last edited by Macbeth (2011-01-21 17:15:28)
