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Motive Sometimes Not As Important As Motif
When we simply get sick of the way things are today, it is not unusual to say, “I remember the good old days.” Whatever the topic might be, apparently things were better in the good old days. However, I have talked to a few people who were around in the good old days and their memory of that period isn’t exactly all that good. But nonetheless, for the purposes of this column, we will assume that in the good old days, everything really was better, even when it came to those who chose murder as their career selection.
Have you been reading the papers lately? Have you seen the current slate of serial killers and murderers? I remember in the good old days when killers were the kind of people that would make you shake in your boots. People like Al Capone, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, and many others, who while they were dangerous, not to mention deranged killers, at least they took responsibility for their actions. They were murderers, plain and simple, without any hidden agendas. But, look at what we have today.
People who hide behind monikers such at BTK, Unabomber, Hillside Strangler, and the list goes on and on. These are the type of people who love the headlines, but build these reputations by taking advantage of defenseless victims whose only fault was to have the misfortune of coming into contact with these cowards as they perpetrated their crimes. They are not killing because of a particular motive. They are killing for recognition and are more concerned with their motif or how they will be depicted in the media. If you haven’t noticed, the majority of the victims from this type of psycho are women. And often times these are the killers that hide behind a building and press a button for a bomb to detonate. These are also the same killers that would never personally confront someone, who might just kick their butts…not a chance. The majority of those in the headlines today are nothing more than cowards who finally achieve notoriety by taking advantage of a defenseless victim. Not exactly the type of person that Tony Soprano might want on his team.
And whose fault is it that these nuts finally decide to go out and commit these hideous crimes? All fingers must point to us, the general public. We make movies about them, we go out and buy their books after they are finally arrested, we have television specials about them and suddenly they have some sense of celebrity status about them. Look at the coverage that we are giving Eric Rudolph. Innocent people killed, who had nothing to do with his political agenda, and we make him a folk hero. He’s not a hero, he’s a murderer. The fact that he disagrees with his government about something, does not give him the right to kill. But, we get caught up in the headlines, the labels, and the media coverage. Each time we do a portrayal of one of these guys, ten others are sitting out there thinking that this might be the only way that they ever get their thirty minutes of fame.
Why don’t we try this next time that some nut decides that he wants to be the next serial killer. Let’s give him his thirty minutes of fame. Let’s give him national coverage. Let’s put him on television. And let the close up, and his fade to dark be just as the needle is inserted for his lethal injection, based on the crimes that he has committed.
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